Justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum pressed a lawyer representing taxpayers who are seeking to throw out a repatriation tax on certain overseas earnings.

The Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving broader questions about a never-enacted tax on wealth for another day

US Supreme Court justices suggested they would be reluctant to upend a century of American tax law and in effect rule out future attempts to enact a wealth tax as they heard arguments over a landmark challenge to a Trump-era levy on offshore profits.

Oral arguments in a closely watched case before the court could signal whether the justices intend to rein in Congress’ power to tax income.