by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Having grown up during the Cold War, I never though I would write a sentence like the title of this blog post, but there have been lots of firsts during the reign of Obama. When the head of a major multinational company says the American tax system is worse than the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Another American company has decided to expatriate for tax reasons. This process has been going on for decades, with companies giving up their U.S. charters (a form of business citizenship) and redomiciling in low-tax jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Ireland,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
There’s been considerable attention to the news that the IRS has only managed to grab 2.4 percent of Google’s overseas income. As this Bloomberg article indicates, many statists act as if this is a scandal (including a morally bankrupt quote from a Baruch College...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve already commented on the Democrats deciding to wait until after the election before figuring out what to do about the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. This was a remarkable development since failure to extend these pieces of legislation means a big tax increase next...
by CF&P | May 11, 2009 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, May 11, 2009 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org President Obama’s Deferral Plan Will Hurt Competitiveness and Cost Jobs, New CF&P Video Explains (Washington, DC, May 11, 2009)...