Report Shows Pennsylvania Corporations Paying Few State Taxes
For Immediate Release Saturday, December 10, 2011 Philadelphia, PA – A comprehensive new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that 68 of 265 consistently profitable Fortune...
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Inquirer: Here's a tax holiday that we don't need
PennPIRG Close Corporate Tax Loopholes Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, December 18, 2011 Alana Miller An army of lobbyists on Capitol Hill is trying to convince Congress that after stashing nearly $1.4...
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Representation Without Taxation
Released by: PennPIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Thirty Fortune 500 Companies Paid More to Lobby Congress Than They Did in Federal Income Taxes, PennPIRG Study Shows PAP...
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For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 18, 2012 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 – With the second anniversary approaching of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case, which opened the...
View ArticleCorporations that Spend More on Lobbying than Taxes
Blog Thursday, January 19, 2012Phineas Baxandall Taxes and democracy are two oft-maligned activities that Americans dearly depend on. "Indeed it has been said," noted Winston Churchill, "that...
View ArticleTax Havens Used by Romney Cost Taxpayers Billions
Friday, January 20, 2012 With the heightened attention paid to Mitt Romney’s use of offshore tax havens, it is important to remember that tax havens are more than just an electoral issue. Tax havens...
View ArticleWhat Do Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Warren, and Barack Obama Have In Common?
Blog Friday, January 27, 2012 It’s been a big week for calling out corporate tax dodgers. In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for an economy where “everyone plays by the same set...
View ArticleStatement on White House Plan to Close Tax Loopholes
Blog Wednesday, February 22, 2012Phineas Baxandall White House Plan to Close Special Interest Tax Loopholes Is the Right Approach to Reform, But Details Matter Statement by Alana Miller, Program...
View ArticleOffshore Tax Havens Cost PA Taxpayers $452 per Year
For Immediate Release Thursday, April 12, 2012 Phineas Baxandall April 12, PHILADELPHIA – With tax day approaching, a new study released by PennPIRG found that the average Pennsylvania taxpayer in...
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Picking Up the Tab
Released by: PennPIRG Release date: Thursday, April 12, 2012 State TaxHavenRpt Apr12-PAP.pdf Some U.S.-based multinational firms or individuals avoid paying U.S. taxes by transferring their earnings...
View ArticleFirst Step to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Close Offshore Tax Loopholes
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 6, 2012For Immediate Release:Thursday, December 6 2012Contact:Angela Lee, PennPIRG Program Associate215-735-9760; alee@pennpirg.orgFirst Step to Avoid the...
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What America Could Do With $150 Billion Lost to Offshore Tax Havens
Released by: PennPIRG Release date: Thursday, December 6, 2012First Step to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Close Offshore Tax LoopholesUSPTaxHavens Cost $150 billion.pdf
View ArticleReport Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate Settlements
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 3, 2013A report released today spotlights a common practice where corporations that commit wrongdoing and agree to financial settlements with the federal...
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Subsidizing Bad Behavior
Released by: PennPIRG Release date: Thursday, January 3, 2013Report Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate SettlementsSubsidizing Bad Behavior USPIRG.pdfBP’s recent $4.5 billion legal settlement...
View ArticleOffshore Tax Dodging Blows a $2.1 Billion Hole in Pennsylvania Budget
For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 6, 2013PHILADELPHIA, February 6th—With the new state budget hitting the floor just yesterday and sparking conversations of Pennsylvania’s budget crisis,...
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The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens
Released by: PennPIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013WEB The Hidden Cost of Offshore Tax Havens PA..pdfExecutive SummaryWhen U.S. corporations and wealthy individuals use...
View ArticleOffshore Shell Games
With Congress considering big cuts to public programs, PennPIRG released fresh evidence that the vast majority of large companies are dodging taxes by stashing money in offshore tax havens. In a study...
View ArticleNew Study: 82 of Top 100 Companies Used Tax Havens in 2012
With Congress considering big cuts to public programs, Penn PIRG released fresh evidence that the vast majority of large companies are dodging taxes by stashing money in offshore tax havens. In a study...
View ArticleClosing the Billion Dollar Loophole
New report tells how some states have found a simple reform to reclaim significant revenue lost to offshore tax havens. Includes estimates of how much each state loses in state revenue to offshore tax...
View ArticlePicking Up the Tab
Some U.S.-based multinational firms or individuals avoid paying U.S. taxes by transferring their earnings to tax haven countries with minimal or no taxes. These tax haven users benefit from their...
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