repatriation holiday

A Repatriation Tax Holiday for US Multinationals? Four Contagious Illusions

U.S.-based multinationals hold $2.1 trillion in foreign cash and insist that the only way they can feasibly bring that money back home is if Congress grants them a tax holiday—an idea that even President Obama now appears to support. But the argument they (and the President) are making for a

December 10, 2014Chris Sanchirico

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox

As American as Apple Inc.

Are large U.S. multinationals largely U.S. owned? To hear some of the arguments for retaining or enhancing the tax benefits that these companies enjoy, you’d...

March 18, 2014Chris Sanchirico

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Fiscal Magic: Paying for New Highways by Cutting Corporate Taxes

Does it make sense to fund much-needed roads, bridges, and mass transit with a big tax cut for multi-national corporations? A growing number of Democrats...

January 23, 2014Howard Gleckman

Federal Budget and Economy: TaxVox

As Budget Talks Start, Beware the Bogus Revenue Hikes

As House and Senate budget negotiators sit down (eight months late), the inevitable issue of new revenues has already raised its head. Predictably, Democrats insist...

October 31, 2013Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Obama’s New Corporate Tax Offer is Another Dead End

In a speech today in Chattanooga TN, President Obama made congressional Republicans an offer they could refuse. And they did . By doing so, Obama...

July 30, 2013Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Why A Repatriation Tax Holiday is Still a Bad Idea

In another one of those bad ideas that never seem to go away, Congress may be about to grant a huge tax break to multinational...

October 13, 2011Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Two Bad Tax Ideas for Creating Jobs

In Washington, bad ideas never go away. Now two old tax breaks have resurfaced with the ostensible goal of creating jobs, despite plenty of evidence...

June 23, 2011Howard Gleckman