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How does the current system of international taxation work?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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How does the current system of international taxation work?

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All countries tax income earned by multinational corporations within their borders. The United States also imposes a minimum tax on the income US-based multinationals earn in low-tax foreign countries, with a credit for 80 percent of foreign income taxes they’ve paid. Most other countries exempt most foreign-source income of their multinationals.

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What are inversions, and how will TCJA affect them?

February 12, 2016 by tpcwebsite

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What are inversions, and how will TCJA affect them?

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An inversion is a transaction in which a US-based multinational company merges with a smaller foreign company and then establishes its residence in the foreign company’s country. As a foreign resident, the company can sometimes significantly reduce its taxes without changing the location of any real business activities.

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How does the tax system affect US competitiveness?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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How does the tax system affect US competitiveness?

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The international tax policies that best encourage firms to invest in the United States are not necessarily the policies that best help US multinational companies compete with foreign-based multinationals. Policymakers face a trade-off among goals.

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