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Trump Celebrates With America After Signing Massive Tax Relief Into Law

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President Donald Trump signed Republican’s tax reform bill into law Friday, solidifying the president’s first major legislative victory of 2017.

The president said Friday he was originally waiting to sign the bill after New Years, but he decided to expedite the signing after media outlets questioned the timing.


House and Senate Republicans passed The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Wednesday.

The bill Trump signed Friday is an amalgamation of the previously passed House and Senate bills.

Instead of shrinking the number of tax brackets from seven down to four, as Trump campaigned for in 2016, the bill includes seven brackets with stratified rates for income earners. The lowest income earners, under the Republican bill, will pay 10 percent and the highest income earners will pay 37 percent. All of the tax breaks for individuals expire in 2026.

The bill doubles the standard deduction, which could be a political boost for Republicans in 2018 since most taxpayers take advantage of that feature. Those who itemize their deductions, like taxpayers in New York and California, could see their overall tax bill rise.



One caveat is that the Republican plan barely touches a loophole in the tax code that exclusively benefits billionaire investors. The loophole, known as carried interest, effectively ensures that a home builder or other local business person would pay a higher tax rate on their income than a Wall Street hedge fund manager would pay even on a larger income.

Republicans kept the loophole in place but changed it such that investors have to hold an investment for at least three years to receive the lower tax rate.

House lawmakers were not able to close all of the tax breaks and deductions they nixed in their original proposal. The bill keeps tax-free tuition waivers for graduate students, allows filers to deduct interest on student loans and keeps a number of other favored breaks.



Via DailyCaller

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