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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

Did Treasury Target Pfizer-Allergan Inversion?

Did Treasury Target Pfizer-Allergan Inversion?

The Obama Administration and the Allergan CEO disagree about whether the government wanted specifically to kill the giant drug merger.

By David Katz and Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 6, 2016

What You Need to Know about Inversions

What You Need to Know about Inversions

Inversions are on the rise, and for good reason, considering the typical tax savings. Here's a primer on the terrain if you're mulling the move.

By Jerome Schwartzman and Steven Tishman | February 19, 2016

Johnson Controls Makes Inversion Deal With Tyco

Johnson Controls Makes Inversion Deal With Tyco

The $20 billion combination is likely to revive the "vexed political debate" over U.S. firms using inversions to reduce their taxes.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 25, 2016

Clinton to Propose Crackdown on Inversions

Clinton to Propose Crackdown on Inversions

The presidential candidate would impose an "exit tax" on tax inversion deals that let U.S. firms reduce their taxes by merging with companies overseas.

By Matthew Heller | December 7, 2015

Salix Calls Off Tax Inversion Deal

Salix Calls Off Tax Inversion Deal

The Treasury Department's recent anti-inversion measures claim their first victim — Salix Pharmaceuticals' plan to merge with Italy-based Cosmo.

By Iris Dorbian | October 3, 2014

What About Earnings Stripping?

What About Earnings Stripping?

The White House finally threw down the gauntlet on corporate tax inversions, yet it failed to address a key issue.

By Iris Dorbian | September 24, 2014

Hospira-Danone Tax Inversion Deal Stalls

Hospira-Danone Tax Inversion Deal Stalls

The $5 billion cross-border deal involving the French company's medical nutrition business is apparently on hold.

By Iris Dorbian | September 4, 2014

How to Stop Inversions: Abolish Corporate Income Tax

How to Stop Inversions: Abolish Corporate Income Tax

If President Obama and lawmakers want to prevent more tax inversions, then they should wipe out corporate income taxes and tax investors instead.

By Iris Dorbian | August 28, 2014

Canada Inversions Beckon While White House Seethes

Canada Inversions Beckon While White House Seethes

As the White House chafes over the latest tax inversion deal, its ally to the north is only too happy to accommodate its newest transplant.

By Iris Dorbian | August 26, 2014

Chiquita Rebuffs Takeover Bid

Chiquita Rebuffs Takeover Bid

Chiquita's rejection of the offer from Cutrale and Safra Group means that it will proceed with a deal that would move its tax domicile to Europe.

By Iris Dorbian | August 15, 2014

A Carbon Tax Could Eliminate Tax Inversions

A Carbon Tax Could Eliminate Tax Inversions

As tax inversion deals increase, two experts propose a quirky solution: use a carbon tax to fund an overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax code.

By Iris Dorbian | August 13, 2014

How Fiction and Finance Go Hand in Hand

How Fiction and Finance Go Hand in Hand

For Swedish CFO Anna Belfrage, who has written six novels in her spare time, each activity improves the other.

By David McCann | August 6, 2014

Walgreen Shuffles CFOs: Miquelon Out, McLevish In

Walgreen Shuffles CFOs: Miquelon Out, McLevish In

On the verge of acquiring Swiss pharmacy firm Alliance Boots, Walgreen Co. replaces its CFO.

By Iris Dorbian | August 5, 2014

To Stop Tax Inversions, Obama Could Dust Off Old Law

To Stop Tax Inversions, Obama Could Dust Off Old Law

The President doesn't need Congress' help to thwart tax inversions, ex-Treasury official says.

By Iris Dorbian | July 30, 2014