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Monday, April 5, 2021

Corporate Taxes in a Globalized Economy

No Federal Taxes for Dozens of Big, Profitable Companies
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/business/economy/zero-corporate-tax.html 
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JANET YELLEN, US TREASURY SECRETARY:
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0101
“Another consequence of an interconnected world has been a thirty-year race to the bottom on corporate tax rates. Competitiveness is about more than how U.S.-headquartered companies fare against other companies in global merger and acquisition bids. It is about making sure that governments have stable tax systems that raise sufficient revenue to invest in essential public goods and respond to crises, and that all citizens fairly share the burden of financing government. President Biden’s proposals announced last week call for bold domestic action, including to raise the U.S. minimum tax rate, and renewed international engagement, recognizing that it is important to work with other countries to end the pressures of tax competition and corporate tax base erosion. We are working with G20 nations to agree to a global minimum corporate tax rate that can stop the race to the bottom. Together we can use a global minimum tax to make sure the global economy thrives based on a more level playing field in the taxation of multinational corporations, and spurs innovation, growth, and prosperity”. 


Biden and Democrats Detail Plans to Raise Taxes on Multinational Firms
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/05/business/raising-taxes-corporations.html
 
A tech CEO’s guide to taxes
https://www.economist.com/business/2021/01/09/a-tech-ceos-guide-to-taxes  

Corporate Rate Increase Would Make Taxes Fairer, Help Fund Equitable Recovery
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/corporate-rate-increase-would-make-taxes-fairer-help-fund-equitable-recovery
 
‘Taxing Corporations’ Might Be Good Politics, but It’s Still Bad Policy
https://www.cato.org/commentary/taxing-corporations-might-be-good-politics-its-still-bad-policy
 
A 28% Tax Rate Will Cost Companies, but Not Equally
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-28-tax-rate-will-cost-companies-but-not-equally-11617615180

‘Trickle-down’ tax cuts make the rich richer but are of no value to overall economy, study finds