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  • Avengers, assemble!  This weekend, The Avengers opened to huge crowds across America.  People flocked to see these heroes battle Loki and his army, intent on destroying the American way of life.    Oddly, a similar fight is taking place over American businesses, as foreign countries use every weapon in their arsenal to attract U.S. companies’ investment and the jobs that go with it.  But too few heroes [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Tax Policy
  • 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 [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Tax Policy
  • In this age of economic uncertainty, policymakers and pundits alike are searching for a silver bullet to cure our country's economic ills. Yet for all the op-eds and policy papers, a quick conversation with a CEO or CFO of any American company would tell you that there is one thing that business leaders think should be part of any economic strategy:  tax reform. As we proceed further into election [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Tax Policy
  • In an election year when the economy and job creation are center stage, it is inevitable that tax reform becomes an important issue of debate for all the candidates.  Most recently, President Obama released a tax reform framework.  Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have put forward their own economic plans that include tax reforms.  Key members of Congress also have sought to push [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Tax Policy
  • A big part of a pro-growth tech agenda includes corporate tax reform.  It's a priority that we are pressing the presidential candidates to adopt.  The current tax code is outdated.  It stifles innovation and job creation.  There have been a number of corporate tax reform plans put forward, and it will take some time to work through the ideas.  But there are a few simple actions that Congress and the [...]
    Public Policy Tags: Tax Policy
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