By David Morse, Tax Policy Associate Director “There is not going to be a return to a golden age of tax, this is about change,” declared Will Morris, chair of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD’s Committee on Taxation and Fiscal Policy. At the recent historic OECD public consultation meeting on taxing…
The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony to the Committee on Ways and Means regarding the likely impact of tax reform on the US economy. CPA is a national, non-partisan organization focusing upon improving American trade performance, eliminating our persistent trade deficit, and growing domestic supply chains as a…
The House Republican business tax reform plan may be heading for political defeat. Senate support is absent, House Republicans are divided, and Democrats oppose it. May 9th, 2017 | Written by Michael Stumo and Jeff Ferry, Global Trade Magazine However, the border-adjustability feature of the tax plan is an important goal to preserve because it would neutralize foreign border taxes…
Apple’s Ireland subsidiary paid an Irish tax rate of five one hundredths of one percent in 2014, slightly above zero. The U.S. statutory corporate tax rate is 35% while the effective rate (what corporations pay on average) is 27.1%. Ireland is widely regarded as a tax haven country. It sells itself as a haven for…
