Ending Tax Break for Ultrawealthy May Not Take Act of Congress By GRETCHEN MORGENSON Tax experts said that the carried interest loophole could be closed by President Obama’s Treasury Department. Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Tax experts said that the carried interest loophole could be closed by President Obama’s Treasury Department. Some experts say President Obama could abolish the carried interest tax break, which mostly benefits the top one-tenth of the 1 percent in income. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/dealbook/index.html?src=busfn