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September 20, 2012

Offshore Corporate Tax Havens

Witnesses testified on the corporate practice of shifting profits overseas to avoid paying taxes. Among the issues they addressed were… read more

Witnesses testified on the corporate practice of shifting profits overseas to avoid paying taxes. Among the issues they addressed were corporate tax loopholes allowed under current financial regulation, and business practices employed by major U.S. firms. Business executives admitted that they do consider tax policy in different countries when making decisions about how to spend profits, but they refused to admit any wrongdoing. close

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Reuven S. Avi-Yonah Program Director University of Michigan->Law School
Beth Carr Partner Ernst and Young Accounting->International Tax Services

Jack Ciesielski President R.G. Associates Investment Research and Portfolio Management Firm
Tom Coburn U.S. Senator [R] Oklahoma
Susan Cosper Technical Director Financial Accounting Standards Board
Michael Danilack Deputy Commissioner Internal Revenue Service->Large and Mid-Size Business Division
Lester Ezrati Senior Vice President Hewlett-Packard->Tax Department
Carl Levin U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
John McMullen Senior Vice President Hewlett-Packard
William "Bill" Sample Vice President Microsoft Corp->Worldwide Tax
Stephen E. Shay Professor Harvard Law School
William Wilkins Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service

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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

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Program ID:: 308296-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 20, 2012 | 2:11pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jan 11, 2013 | 10:39am EST | C-SPAN 3

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Sep 20, 2012 | 2:11pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 01, 2012 | 9:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 02, 2012 | 3:53am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Oct 12, 2012 | 8:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Nov 02, 2012 | 11:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jan 11, 2013 | 10:39am EST | C-SPAN 3

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