Tax
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Sen. Brown Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill That Would Award Tax Credits to Companies That Invest in American Workers, Not Ship Jobs Overseas
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, a bill that would provide a tax credit to companies that provide fair wages and good benefits to workers while closing a tax loophole that incentivizes corporations to send jobs overseas. The loophole...…Read More
Posted on 6/26/2014 | -
With Highway Trust Fund Set to Expire, Sen. Brown Announces Bill That Would Raise Funds For Transportation Projects and Protect Workers and Businesses by Addressing Tax Fraud and Worker Misclassification
With the Highway Trust Fund facing insolvency, which could cost Ohio millions of dollars, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) held a news conference call today to announce legislation that would raise funds for job-creating infrastructure projects while protecting workers and businesses that pla...…Read More
Posted on 6/25/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Open To Gas Tax Increase To Improve Highway System
The federal government is running low on cash to fund highway and bridge projects this year, and lawmakers in Washington have put together a set of competing fixes to the problem. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown wants a bill that keeps money flowing to projects for years to come. Many road projects receive money from ...…Read More
Posted on 6/24/2014 | -
Following Sen. Brown Call, Administration Announces Victory for U.S. Manufacturers, Will Only Purchase American Made Shoes for U.S. Service Members
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that it would give precedence to U.S. manufacturers when making taxpayer funded procurements. In fully abiding by the “Berry Amendment,” DoD will require U.S. service members ...…Read More
Posted on 4/28/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Statement Following Finance Committee Hearing On Protecting Taxpayers From Incompetent And Unethical Return Preparers
In order to ensure eligible working families are able to claim and benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) participated in a Finance Committee hearing which examined “Protecting Taxpayers from Incompetent and Unethica...…Read More
Posted on 4/8/2014 | -
Brown Helps Pass Provision That Will Prevent Struggling Homeowners Who Modified Mortgages Or Completed Short Sales From Being Hit With A Huge Tax Increase
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today helped pass provisions of the Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act, legislation aimed at relieving homeowners of the requirement to pay taxes on mortgage debt forgiveness resulting from mortgage modifications, or short sales. The provision was included in th...…Read More
Posted on 4/4/2014 | -
Sen. Brown Passes Provision Through Committee That Would Establish Tax Credit To Create Manufacturing Jobs In Hard-Hit Areas
Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) passed an amendment that would establish a tax credit to create manufacturing jobs in communities that have faced significant manufacturing jobs loss. Brown’s amendment, based on his Manufacturing Communities Investment Act, would build on the suc...…Read More
Posted on 4/3/2014 |