Tax Reform / Deficit Reduction

Updates

protected content House Committees Move on Budget Savings Measures, Despite Lack of Agreement with Senate

Various House committees are moving forward on approving budget savings measures called for under the House-approved budget resolution (aka,… More

ERIC Calls on Congress to Preserve Employer-Provided Retirement System

Washington, D.C. -- ERIC on April 17 joined 28 other trade associations in submitting a statement for the record for a House Ways and Means… More

protected content House Ways and Means Committee Examines Retirement Tax Incentives

The House Ways and Means Committee on April 17 heard early testimony examining tax incentives for retirement saving as part of the… More

EBRI Study Finds Curtailing Tax Treatment of 401(k)s Could Reduce Balances

According to research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a proposal to change the tax preferences for employment-based 401(k)… More

protected content Senate HELP Committee Chairman Harkin Introduces Rebuild America Act

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has introduced “Rebuild America… More

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Policy Briefs

protected content ERIC Continues Strongly Opposing PBGC Premium Proposal

ERIC continues to lobby Members of Congress in strongly opposing the Obama’s Administration’s proposal to increase flat-rate… More

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Letters to Congress

ERIC Calls on Congress to Preserve Employer-Provided Retirement System

Washington, D.C. -- ERIC on April 17 joined 28 other trade associations in submitting a statement for the record for a House Ways and Means… More

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Testimony

protected content House Ways and Means Committee Examines Retirement Tax Incentives

The House Ways and Means Committee on April 17 heard early testimony examining tax incentives for retirement saving as part of the… More

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Legislative Documents

protected content House Committees Move on Budget Savings Measures, Despite Lack of Agreement with Senate

Various House committees are moving forward on approving budget savings measures called for under the House-approved budget resolution (aka,… More

protected content House Ways and Means Committee Examines Retirement Tax Incentives

The House Ways and Means Committee on April 17 heard early testimony examining tax incentives for retirement saving as part of the… More

protected content Senate HELP Committee Chairman Harkin Introduces Rebuild America Act

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has introduced “Rebuild America… More

Obama Administration Releases Details on PBGC Proposal in Deficit Reduction Proposal

Recently, the Obama Administration released a document providing detailed legislative language for its proposal on deficit reduction. … More

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House Budget Proposal Seeks to Reduce Budget Deficits, Cut Spending, and Reform Entitlements

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) on April 5 released a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2012 that seeks to cut… More

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Government Reports

protected content President Obama Releases Fiscal-Year 2013 Budget Proposal

President Obama on February 13 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to continue with the economic… More

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Biden Deficit Reduction Task Force Stalled Over Taxes; While CBO Issues Grim Budget Assessment

The bipartisan deficit reduction task force led by Vice President Joe Biden hit a snag late last week as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor… More

Deficit Reduction Commission Fails to Reach Supermajority, but Proposals Are Not Going Away

The Deficit Reduction Commission, aka "The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform," on December 3 held its final meeting to… More

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Additional Resources

EBRI Study Finds Curtailing Tax Treatment of 401(k)s Could Reduce Balances

According to research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a proposal to change the tax preferences for employment-based 401(k)… More

protected content EBRI Analysis Finds Tax Reform Proposals Likely to Reduce 401(k) Account Balances

  According to a new analysis by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, two proposals under consideration by Congress to change the… More

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EBRI: Capping 401(k) Contributions Would Hurt Both High and Low-Income Workers

A new analysis by the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that capping the annual tax preferred contributions to the lower of $20,000… More

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ASPPA Study Says Bad Budget Math Targets Taxing 401(K) Plans

A new study by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) finds that proposals to scale back or eliminate… More

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