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U.S. Businesses Find Welcome Surprises in Tax Bill

Last-minute changes to the tax-overhaul bill dropped key provisions that most worried companies while raising other costs slightly
Original publication date: 
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 17:46

The final tax bill offers much of what large companies hoped to gain from the Republican overhaul: the billboard corporate rate was knocked down, cuts were accelerated and key credits were preserved.

Companies Push to Repeal AMT After Senate’s Last-Minute Move to Keep It Alive

Business lobbyists say keeping corporate alternative minimum tax would undercut several goals of legislation
Original publication date: 
Monday, December 4, 2017 - 20:01

Technology, banking and other industries mounted a new round of lobbying Monday to save a wide range of tax breaks following the last-minute switch in the federal tax overhaul by the U.S. Senate.

Recent Ex-Senators Find Soft Landings on Corporate Boards

Original publication date: 
Monday, June 24, 2013 - 15:18

Departing senators are finding that the life of an ex-lawmaker can be lucrative. In recent months, several have found spots in corporate boardroom, even if they have no direct business experience in the industries wooing them.

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