Taxes
April 1, 2008
It's that time of year again - time for individuals and families to file their yearly tax returns. Those who finished their taxes early are ahead of the curve, but those who have not are scrambling to get their taxes ready to file.
Issues:Taxes
March 12, 2008
Several weeks ago I was proud to be part of a bipartisan majority who – recognizing that our economy was beginning to stall – passed a stimulus package designed to get the country back on track by infusing the economy with money in the form of rebates for individual taxpayers and tax incentives for business investment.
November 5, 2007
It seems like families are feeling the financial pinch more than ever these days. With the costs at the gas-pump climbing, college tuition rates getting higher and the price of consumer goods rising, the last thing Americans need is to see more of their paycheck taken by the government.
April 13, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole today voted today to once and for all end the death tax that punishes many family owned businesses and farmers in Oklahoma and across the nation.
Issues:Taxes
March 10, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the Ways and Means Committee is asking House Leadership to schedule legislation on the floor next week that will clarify ambiguity in the tax code to ensure taxes will not be levied on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) grants used to build storm shelters.
Issues:Taxes
February 8, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today that the President's budget includes language that would reverse a recent IRS decision that would require recipients of storm shelter grants to pay taxes on the funds they received.
February 2, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole introduced legislation yesterday evening that will provide a tax credit for producing natural gas on-shore from a depth of more than 15,000 feet.
January 27, 2005
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole announced today he was a co-sponsor of two pieces of legislation that will clarify ambiguity in the tax code to ensure taxes will not be levied on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) grants used to build storm shelters.
Issues:Taxes
December 23, 2004
Washington, D.C. – "I was extremely upset to find in today's Daily Oklahoman a story concerning the Internal Revenue Service decision to tax the federal grant money individuals received to build tornado shelters."
Issues:Taxes
October 7, 2004
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole voted today for The Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act (H.R. 5186) that will provide teachers additional loan forgiveness on Federal student loans.