Government Funding Bill Unlikely to Include Tax Riders

The upcoming funding bill to keep the government open is unlikely to include tax provisions.

Industries advocating for particular tax provisions, especially a renewal of the more generous expensing rule for research and development that was phased out at the end of last year, have held out hope that their priorities could catch a ride with the must-pass legislation.

In a brief interview Wednesday, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) remained noncommittal about including a tax section in the upcoming government funding bill, which Congress must pass by March 11 to avert a government shutdown.

While stressing that he ...