Mar 5, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Successful Families, Taxes, Wealth Tax
Crapo, Wyden Introduce Wide-Ranging Tax Administration Bill: On Feb. 26, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced S.3931, the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, which includes several recommendations from the...
Feb 25, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Successful Families, Taxes, Wealth Tax
Republican Split on Reconciliation 2.0: Earlier this month, President Trump ruled out a second budget reconciliation bill after last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, P.L. 119-21). Some congressional Republicans like Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and Sen. John...
Feb 16, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Income Tax, Successful Families, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Wealth Tax
DHS Faces Shutdown as Negotiations Continue: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will shut down on Feb. 14 after attempts to secure a funding agreement this week failed. Democrats maintain that DHS—particularly U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and...
Feb 6, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Income Tax, Successful Families, Taxes, Wealth Tax
Building on last week’s divide, the California debate has sharpened around the mechanics and consequences of the proposed one‑time 5% wealth tax on billionaires. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is pushing for a compromise amid backlash from industry leaders like Sergey Brin and...
Feb 4, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Income Tax, Successful Families, Tax Cuts, Taxes
FY 2026 Appropriations Outlook: On Jan. 30, Senate lawmakers reached an agreement and passed a revised package providing full-year FY2026 appropriations for five bills—Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, Financial Services-General Government, and...
Jan 28, 2026 | Family Offices, Family Businesses, Income Tax, Successful Families, Tax Cuts, Taxes
Global Wealth Tax Gains Steam: Governments worldwide, from the United Kingdom (UK) and France to U.S. states like California and New York, are increasingly considering “tax the rich” measures to close budget gaps through higher property taxes, elevated investment...
