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At TechElect, we love substantive policy debates, and Alan Beattie’s piece in today’s Financial Times on the presidential candidates’ approaches to corporate tax reform tax reform certainly fits the bill. TechElect has already compared the candidates’ competing tax plans, and we applaud the FT’s deep dive into both presidential candidates’ positions on tax reform. TechElect finds much to agree on [...]
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At a time when most legislative initiatives in the U.S. grind to a halt, in large part because political jockeying replaces policymaking as the presidential and congressional elections draw closer, America continues to fall behind our biggest economic competitors. Foreign governments continue to pursue policies that will improve their country’s economic prospects while our lawmakers seem frozen in [...]
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A House subcommittee hearing today focused on the issue of extending temporary business tax measures that influence investment and business decisions in the U.S., and ITI pressed for quicker action by the Congress to move the legislation into law. ITI’s Bret Wincup takes a look at the issues, and you can see the formal statement that ITI provided to the subcommittee. In recent months, there has been [...]
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Today, a House subcommittee is examining the value of tax extenders. The tech sector is strongly supporting three key provisions that have major benefits for job creation and economic strength in the U.S.: the research-and-development tax credit, the CFC look-through exception, and the active finance exception. ITI submitted testimony for the hearing. Here are some of the key points: On the urgency [...]