Solving the Tax Bill Puzzle
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In DC Dynamics episode 21: Solving the Tax Bill Buzzle, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY’s managing partner, discusses the Republican-led reconciliation bill focused on extending the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions set to expire at the end of 2025. The episode highlights how Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly passed the House version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” navigating various internal Republican factions and relying on President Trump's intervention. In addition, Beeman walks through some of the challenges ahead in the Senate, including potential Byrd Rule violations,...
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Budget Reconciliation Basics
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In DC Dynamics episode 20: Budget Reconciliation Basics, special guest host Heather Meade, head of Washington Council Ernst & Young’s health team, and Lisa Wolski, the newest member of WCEY’s tax team, walk through the basics of budget reconciliation. Budget reconciliation is a process that permits legislation impacting revenues and spending to pass the Senate with 51 votes rather than the 60-vote filibuster threshold for most other legislation. Spending, revenue, or the debt limit (though rare) may be addressed under reconciliation together or separately, but only once per budget...
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Super Bowl of Tax Pregame
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In DC Dynamics episode 19: Super Bowl of Tax Pregame, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council Ernst & Young’s managing partner, and Ryan Abraham, WCEY partner, take a look at the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, a big portion of which is slated to expire next year and may bring a reconsideration of the current US tax system along with it. This will happen at the end of 2025 with the big unknown ahead of us before we get there – the 2024 presidential and congressional elections. Until we get to November 5th, only so much can be known about the political environment in which that deadline will...
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Taxmageddon: The Trailer
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In DC Dynamics episode 18: Taxmageddon: The Trailer, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council Ernst & Young’s managing partner, provides an update on the pending tax bill in Congress and provides a preview of the looming tax debate when a big portion of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is slated to expire at the end of 2025. Washington Council EY helps clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation, promulgation of new regulations or...
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Time After Time: History of the Tax Extenders
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In DC Dynamics episode 17: Time After Time: History of the Tax Extenders, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council Ernst & Young’s managing partner, takes us down memory lane to explore the history of “tax extenders” – and why some extenders are made permanent, some are extended, and others are simply allowed to expire. Washington Council EY helps clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation, promulgation of new regulations or...
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Monumental Decisions
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In DC Dynamics episode 16: Monumental Decisions, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council Ernst & Young’s managing partner, plays tour guide for this pre-August recess edition and walks through many of the open tax policy issues currently facing Congress. Washington Council EY helps clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation, promulgation of new regulations or electoral outcomes. Learn more: ...
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The Public Health Emergency is ending – what you need to know
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In DC Dynamics episode 15: The Public Health Emergency is ending— what you need to know, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY’s managing partner is joined by WCEY colleague, Heather Bell, a health policy analyst, to walk through the myriad of regulatory changes that are coming as a result of the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Guidance related to the end of the PHE is continually evolving. For the latest information on the implications of the end of the PHE, be sure to check out Washington Council EY’s comprehensive guide, “The PHE is ending: What it means for...
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Political Prizefighting
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In DC Dynamics episode 14: Political Prizefighting, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, provides a ringside look at some of the looming battles in Washington in both the near and long term, and what’s at stake.
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Demystifying the Revenue Estimating Process
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In episode 13 of DC Dynamics, Demystifying the Revenue Estimating Process, host Ray Beeman, from Washington Council EY, is joined by Robert Carroll, the head of EY's Quantitative Economics and Statistics ("QUEST") group, to discuss how the revenue estimating process plays into the tax policy legislative process. What EY can do for you WCEY’s professional services help clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation,...
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2022 Post-Election Outlook
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In DC Dynamics episode 12: 2022 Post-Election Outlook, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY’s managing partner, is joined by WCEY colleague Adam Francis and Kristi Kennedy, with EY’s Office of Public Policy, to discuss the 2022 post-election outlook and what a divided government in 2023 could mean for the tax policy agenda.
info_outlineIn DC Dynamics episode 9: Out in the street — the latest on retirement policy, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, and Washington Council EY colleague, Dave Koshgarian, discuss the latest retirement and pension policy developments, including the recent passage by the House of SECURE 2.0, which is now awaiting Senate action. The legislation promotes the creation of retirement plans by small businesses and encourages their employees to participate— all with the goal of helping hardworking Americans save for retirement.