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U.S. Treasury Secretary Nominee Yellen Speaks on Raising Corporate Tax Rates and OECD Negotiations

21 January 2021

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United States

U.S. Treasury Secretary Nominee Janet Yellen spoke on corporate taxation during her Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, which was held on 19 January 2021. In response to a question regarding her view on raising corporate tax rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yellen stated that no changes would be proposed in the near-term during the pandemic, but that changes (repeal of TCJA tax cuts benefiting large companies) would eventually be proposed as part of a larger spending package. In addition to possible rate changes, it is also intended to amend certain other aspects of the TCJA, including the reversal of measures...