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ACT Tax Facts: A 20% U.S. Corporate Tax Rate is Vital to Global Competitiveness

Some have suggested a 22 percent corporate tax rate would allow the United States to compete for corporate headquarters, investment, and jobs in today's global economy because it is below the 23.8 percent average corporate tax rate of other OECD countries. This comparison ignores the fact that, in …

ACT Tax Facts: Interest Deductions and Tax Reform

The Administration and Congressional Leaders have emphasized that achieving a higher rate of U.S. economic growth is of paramount importance for tax reform. The potential for higher economic growth will be realized if the United States becomes a more attractive location for investment, and this will…

ACT Tax Facts: Foreign Minimum Tax on US-Headquartered Global Companies

The attractiveness of the United States as a jurisdiction in which to locate the headquarters of a global company is markedly declining. Since 2000, the number of US-headquartered companies in the Forbes 500 list of global companies has declined by over 25 percent, from 202 in 2000 to 147 in 2016.1 …

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