Some pros and cons of corporate inversions.
While corporate inversions can be beneficial for stimulating economic growth, there are much better ways to stimulate the economy and often inversions can be detrimental. In particular, when companies avoid U.S. taxes, the government forgoes billions of dollars in tax revenue used to build the economy. For example, if Apple were to repatriate their foreign cash holdings, they would be subject to a tax bill close to $60 billion. Yet many multinationals continue to avoid exorbitant tax burdens even though the U.S. government invests heavily into supporting these industries. For the most part, small businesses and consumers end up making up the difference in forgone taxes. This trend threatens to undermine our federal tax base and is projected to cost the United States, $34 billion over the next ten years.
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While G.E.’s declining tax rates have bolstered profits and helped the company continue paying dividends to shareholders during the economic downturn, some tax experts question what taxpayers are getting in return. Since 2002, the company has eliminated a fifth of its work force in the United States while increasing overseas employment. In that time, G.E.’s accumulated offshore profits have risen to $92 billion from $15 billion.
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From AmericansForTaxFairness.org, Corporate Tax Rates: Fact Sheet:
Conservatives have defined the debate in a highly misleading manner. They focus on the top statutory rate — the rate specified by law — instead of the effective tax rate — what is actually paid. Because U.S. statutory rates are somewhat higher than other OECD countries, corporations claim that this makes them less competitive, and that it stunts job growth. But their argument is unpersuasive when the debate focuses on effective corporate tax rates.
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