multinationals

Multinationals Derive Huge Benefits From Shifting R&D Abroad
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Multinationals Derive Huge Benefits From Shifting R&D Abroad

Savings from moving R&D to take advantage of lower wages drives foreign profits about as much as lower tax rates.
By Vincent Ryan | May 11, 2020
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OECD Takes Aim at Multinational Tax Shelters
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OECD Takes Aim at Multinational Tax Shelters

A proposed tax overhaul would allow a country to tax the profits of a company even though it does not have a "physical presence" there.
By Matthew Heller | October 9, 2019
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Globalization Recedes from Its Prior Dominance
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Globalization Recedes from Its Prior Dominance

Corporate executives believe that consumers will increasingly prefer locally or regionally produced products.
By David McCann | August 16, 2019
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Multinationals Dodged Bullet on ‘Earnings Stripping’ Rules
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Multinationals Dodged Bullet on ‘Earnings Stripping’ Rules

Pressed by corporations, Treasury exempted S-corps., banks, and insurers from anti-inversion rules.
By David Katz | November 4, 2016
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Would a Territorial Tax System Squeeze IRS Coffers?
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Would a Territorial Tax System Squeeze IRS Coffers?

More companies would shift income abroad under proposed tax reform, although the amounts would likely be relatively modest, new research suggests.
By David McCann | October 27, 2016
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Currency Volatility Costs Hit Record $33.9B
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Currency Volatility Costs Hit Record $33.9B

"Corporates are seeing more significant sustained negative impacts than at the height of the euro crisis," FiREapps says.
By Matthew Heller | April 12, 2016
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EU Finds Belgian ‘Excess Profit’ Tax Break Illegal
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EU Finds Belgian ‘Excess Profit’ Tax Break Illegal

The decision requires Belgium to recover about $762 million from at least 35 multinationals that benefited from the tax loophole.
By Matthew Heller | January 11, 2016
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Cost of Currency Volatility Hits Record $31B
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Cost of Currency Volatility Hits Record $31B

First-quarter negative impact numbers for North American and European corporations eclipse even the height of the euro crisis, survey says.
By Matthew Heller | June 16, 2015
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