Tag Archives: Fiscal Cliff

• News

  Fiscal Cliff calculator: What it would mean for you

  Find out your specific costs if no deal is reached
• News / Politics

  Congress in Sunday session as ‘fiscal cliff’ talks stall

  Both the House of Representatives and the Senate went back into session Sunday afternoon.
• Politics

  Fiscal cliff showdown continues as Obama blames GOP ‘priority’

  Republicans argued Sunday that the resistance to Obama’s plan is based on his refusal to adequately limit spending.
• News

  Fiscal cliff could put your tax refund on hold

  Congressional dithering over a fiscal cliff fix could force the Internal Revenue Service to delay the start of the filing season.
• News

  Senate leaders will try to work out a fiscal cliff deal

  A political summit on Friday at the White House left it to the Senate’s top Democrat and Republican to work out a possible compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff, participants said.
• News

  Richmonders brace for possible impact of fiscal cliff plunge

  The Tax Policy Center estimates the average U.S. household will pay an additional $3,500 a year in taxes, if Congress does not reach a deal by its January 1st deadline.
• Mark Holmberg Reports

  HOLMBERG: We’ll go off the fiscal cliff, and magically float!

  My first prediction for 2013: We won’t really drive off the fiscal cliff at midnight Monday.
• Politics

  White House: No Obama proposal to Congress

  White House officials said Thursday that President Barack Obama will not send a fiscal cliff measure to Capitol Hill, while Republicans insisted they were expecting more details on the president’s proposal.
• News

  Five days to go: What really happens if we fall off the fiscal cliff?

  The worst-case scenario is if Congress stands by and lets the fiscal cliff stay in effect all next year. Economists expect the U.S. economy would then fall into a recession.
• News / Politics

  Local restaurants fear fiscal cliff will close their doors

  With five days to go before the so called fiscal cliff deadline, area restaurant owners are voicing concerns over what would happen if no deal is reached.
• News

  ‘Marriage Penalty’ Could Make Costly Return

  The return of the so-called marriage penalty could cost many couples more than $2,000 in higher 2013 taxes.
• Politics

  Americans less optimistic of a fiscal cliff deal

  As President Barack Obama prepares to cut his Hawaii vacation short and return to Washington, a new poll indicates only half of Americans believe he and Congress will strike a deal.