Taxes
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June 26, 2013
Wyden, Toomey’s Wireless Tax Fairness Act Protects Consumers and Promotes Wireless Phone and Internet Services as an Engine of Innovation
Washington, D.C. – Mobile technology is getting faster, smarter and more capable every year. The level and pace of innovation in the mobile wireless industry is unlike any other sector of the economy, but that innovation could be threatened by multiple and... Continue Reading: Wyden, Toomey’s Wireless Tax Fairness Act Protects Consumers and Promotes Wireless Phone and Internet Services as an Engine of Innovation
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January 1, 2013
Wyden Statement on Fiscal Cliff Deal
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted on a plan to stop tax increases for most Americans: “While the Senate found a way to steer America away from steep income tax increases on the middle... Continue Reading: Wyden Statement on Fiscal Cliff Deal
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March 15, 2012
Senators Seek Two-Year Extension of Wind-Energy Tax Credit
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley, Mark Udall, Scott Brown, Tom Harkin, Dean Heller, Ron Wyden, and Michael Bennet today proposed a two-year extension of the wind energy production tax credit scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bipartisan... Continue Reading: Senators Seek Two-Year Extension of Wind-Energy Tax Credit
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February 16, 2012
Wyden, Carper, Casey Self-Employment Assistance Bill Included in Payroll Tax Agreement
Washington, D.C. – In a victory for would-be entrepreneurs throughout the country, legislation to give unemployed Americans an opportunity to use their skills to build their own small businesses was included in the agreement on the payroll tax extension.... Continue Reading: Wyden, Carper, Casey Self-Employment Assistance Bill Included in Payroll Tax Agreement
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January 30, 2012
ADVISORY: Former CBO Director Holtz-Eakin to Join Bipartisan Coalition at Press Conference Calling for New Ways to Fund Infrastructure Projects
Washington, D.C. – With the Congressional Budget Office’s expected announcement tomorrow that the National Highway Trust Fund’s deficit will continue to grow, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), former-CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin and a bipartisan, bicameral... Continue Reading: ADVISORY: Former CBO Director Holtz-Eakin to Join Bipartisan Coalition at Press Conference Calling for New Ways to Fund Infrastructure Projects
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November 3, 2011
Wyden, Ayotte Introduce Resolution to Protect Online Business from Unfair Taxation
Washington, D.C. – Whether by purchasing hand-made jewelry from Etsy, a sweater from an independent retailer on eBay or some vintage vinyl from a Portland record shop, millions of Americans each year utilize the internet to purchase products from small online... Continue Reading: Wyden, Ayotte Introduce Resolution to Protect Online Business from Unfair Taxation
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November 1, 2011
Wyden Statement on House Passage of Wireless Tax Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement in response to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Wireless Tax Fairness Act. In March 2011, Wyden and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) introduced the legislation in the... Continue Reading: Wyden Statement on House Passage of Wireless Tax Fairness Act
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July 19, 2011
Wyden, Coats Statement on The Gang of Six’s Inclusion of Comprehensive Tax Reform in Deficit Reduction Plan
Washington, D.C. – After the Senate’s Gang of Six unveiled their bipartisan proposal to reduce the deficit by $3.7 trillion over ten years, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Dan Coats (R-Ind.) released the following statement supporting the Gang’s decision... Continue Reading: Wyden, Coats Statement on The Gang of Six’s Inclusion of Comprehensive Tax Reform in Deficit Reduction Plan
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July 7, 2011
Signs Point to Comprehensive Tax Reform – Time to Gear Up?
MEMORANDUM TO: Reporters and Editors FROM: Jennifer Hoelzer (Wyden) and Tara Dijulio (Coats) RE: Signs Point to Comprehensive Tax Reform – Time to Gear Up? DATE: Thursday, July 07, 2011 If you love tax reform as much as we do, the last 24 hours have been very... Continue Reading: Signs Point to Comprehensive Tax Reform – Time to Gear Up?
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May 12, 2011
Wyden – Thune Promote Innovation by Protecting Digital Commerce from Overbearing Taxes
Washington, D.C. – Citing the crushing effect that multiple and discriminatory taxes can have on developing industries, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced legislation today that will protect digital goods and services – like... Continue Reading: Wyden – Thune Promote Innovation by Protecting Digital Commerce from Overbearing Taxes