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M&A Opportunities Abound — If Companies Lower Their Bar

M&A Opportunities Abound — If Companies Lower Their Bar

While there are reasons why M&A activity is low this year, high hurdle rates cause companies to bypass potentially valuable deals.

By Dale Stafford | September 25, 2017

CF Scraps $8B Deal Due to New Inversion Rules

CF Scraps $8B Deal Due to New Inversion Rules

The fertilizer company says the U.S. crackdown on tax inversions had reduced the benefits of its proposed merger with OCI NV.

By Matthew Heller | May 23, 2016

Delphi Escapes U.S. Taxes on Worldwide Profits

Delphi Escapes U.S. Taxes on Worldwide Profits

The IRS Office of Appeals found that the automotive supplier should not be treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 14, 2016

Coalition Urges Treasury to Rein In Corporate Inversions

Coalition Urges Treasury to Rein In Corporate Inversions

The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition decries a potential erosion of the corporate tax base.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | March 29, 2016

Socially Responsible Companies Pay Lower Taxes

Socially Responsible Companies Pay Lower Taxes

A new study debunks the common notion that companies with high CSR ratings do not practice aggressive tax avoidance.

By David McCann | December 16, 2015

Finance Chief Tells Why Lexmark Bought Kofax

Finance Chief Tells Why Lexmark Bought Kofax

Although Lexmark took a routine look at an inversion, boosting operating margins was much more important, the acquirer's CFO says.

By David Katz | May 18, 2015

Obama Wants to Tap Overseas Earnings

Obama Wants to Tap Overseas Earnings

A one-time 14% tax on $2.1 trillion in profits corporations earned overseas would be used to repair the nation's infrastructure.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 2, 2015

Inversions Motivated by Overseas Cash Hoards?

Inversions Motivated by Overseas Cash Hoards?

Companies aren't redomiciling overseas to get lower tax rates, because U.S. tax law actually favors them, a professor argues.

By David McCann | August 19, 2014