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By Heather Anderson |
January 9, 2013
According to industry veteran John McKechnie, who was working on Capitol Hill back in 1986, the last time credit union tax exemption was on the Congressional chopping block, a “volatile” environment on Capitol Hill means credit unions should be vigilant when it comes to protecting their tax-exempt status in 2013.
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By Heather Anderson |
December 21, 2012
Tax expenditures are receiving a lot of scrutiny as Congress looks for ways to increase revenues and cut the deficit.
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By Marc Rapport |
November 21, 2012
Eliminating the tax exemption for credit unions was mistakenly included in the House bill that contains the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, its sponsoring congressman said last Wednesday afternoon.
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By Sarah Snell Cooke |
November 21, 2012
Last week, credit unions’ federal tax exemption appeared to be in jeopardy. H.R. 6474 would have gradually repealed credit unions’ tax-exempt status over five years. Fortunately for credit unions, a spokesman for Rep. Dennis Ross, the bill’s sponsor, explained that the inclusion of this in the bill was accidental,...
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By Sarah Snell Cooke |
November 15, 2012
While credit unions seem to have dodged this lob for now, it did draw attention to the credit union tax exemption, which the banking lobby is sure to relish.
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By Marc Rapport |
November 14, 2012
Spokesman for U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross says exemption should be in "maintain" and not "phase-out" part of the bill.
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By Marc Rapport |
November 14, 2012
Five-year phaseout of exemption in Simpson-Bowles commission bill; first time since Reagan era that eliminating exemption proposed.
