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Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act Introduced in U.S. Senate

13 March 2017

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Proposed Changes

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United States

On 9 March 2017, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act of 2017. According to a summary, the bill would: End the rule allowing American corporations to defer paying federal income tax on profits of their offshore subsidiaries; Transition to new rules by imposing a one-time tax of 35 percent on profits currently held offshore by American corporations; Close loopholes allowing American corporations to artificially inflate or accelerate their foreign tax credits; Prevent American corporations from claiming to be foreign by using a tax haven post office box as their address;...