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  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    MSNBC.com: 30 companies paid ‘less than zero’ taxes in recent years

    (Original Post) By Marisa Taylor (This story has been updated to include a response from General Electric.) General Electric made big waves earlier in the year when The New York…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    The Nonprofit Quarterly: The Nearly Tax Exempt Sector: Big For-Profit Corporations

    (Original Post) November 09, 2011Rick Cohen Earning $160.3 billion in pretax profit must have been very difficult for 30 companies between 2008 and 2010, because despite their profitability these giant…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Cincinnati CityBeat: Here’s Why the ’99 Percent’ Are Pissed

    (Original Post) By Kevin Osborne · November 9th, 2011 · Porkopolis Even the most ardent political junkie probably missed the news amid all the other reports last week about Ohio…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Ars Technica: Big ISPs dwell in tax-break heaven, according to corporate tax study

    (Original Post) By Matthew Lasar A scathing new report on corporate tax breaks is out, and telcos and media companies figure prominently. Authored by Citizens for Tax Justice and the…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Grist: Energy companies get $24 billion of corporate welfare from taxpayers

    (Original Post) by Brad Johnson 9 Nov 2011 4:24 PM Chart.Tax breaks and subsidies for energy companies have gotten so extreme that dozens of top companies have made billions in…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    DSL Reports: Study: Verizon Hasn’t Paid a Cent in Taxes in 3 Years

    (Original Post) by Karl Bode Thursday 10-Nov-2011 Two non profits, the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, are circulating a new study named Corporate…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Montreal Mirror: DAMN RIGHT: Too big to tax

    (Original Post) by SCOTT SAXON November 10, 2011 No doubt, the average person has slept better knowing that U.S. bailouts helped calm the waters stirred by American bankers flatulating in…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Daily World: Tax formula for big biz: Less than zero

    (Original Post) By now, it is pretty well known that General Electric, a company that showed $14.2 billion in profit worldwide paid no taxes. In fact, it not only paid…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    CRSWire: Tax Loophole Exploitation Exacerbates Income Inequality in US

    (Original Post) Income inequality isn’t only unfair; it’s bad for the economy Nov 13, 2011 – 11:27 PM EST By Michael Shank The fact that America’s biggest companies paid no…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Computer World: Verizon called tax dodger by CWA union, others

    (Original Post) In response, Verizon says it complies with laws, has deferred some taxesBy Matt HamblenNovember 15, 2011 12:47 PM ET Computerworld – Verizon Communications was singled out as one…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Mercury News: Richmond takes step toward divesting from corporations

    (Original Post) By Hannah DreierContra Costa TimesPosted: 11/16/2011 06:15:49 PM PSTUpdated: 11/17/2011 09:17:07 PM PST In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, Richmond is exploring divestment from corporations that do not…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Huffington Post: Tax Loophole Users, Companies with Negative Tax Rates, Exacerbating US Income Inequality

    (Original Post) Posted: 11/16/11 03:41 PM ET The fact that America’s biggest companies paid no federal taxes may come as no surprise to Washington. The report released earlier this month…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Forbes: American Families Are Bearing the Tax Burden

    (Original Post) Jessica Bosari, Contributor Anyone with access to a news broadcast can see the middle class is suffering from bearing the brunt of the tax burden. In an ideal…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Opinion Editorial News: Measuring Corporate Tax Dodgers by Industry

    (Original Post) By John Iacovelli (about the author) Most U.S. citizens understand that through a variety of loopholes, U.S. based corporations have reduced their U.S corporate tax burdens tremendously over…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Newsday: Cyber Monday is bad biz for states

    (Original Post) Originally published: November 25, 2011 3:41 PM Updated: November 28, 2011 12:01 AM By MATTHEW GARDNER Matthew Gardner is executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Plain Dealer: Politifact- Sen. Rob Portman says the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate

    (Original Post) “We have the second highest corporate tax rate among our trading partners.” Rob Portman on Friday, November 11th, 2011 in a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hearing…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Joy Cardin Radio Show on WPR: Cyber Monday and Internet Sales Taxes

    Joy Cardin Show on Wisconsin Public Radio – Big Question Segment Program Page November 30, 2011 After a busy Cyber Monday, a plan to collect sales tax on internet sales…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Market Watch: New Report: 265 Major, Profitable U.S. Corporations’ Tax Avoidance Costs States $42 Billion Over Three Years; Sixty Eight Companies Have at Least One Tax-Free Year

    (Original Post) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and Citizens for Tax Justice Release “Corporate Tax Dodging in the Fifty States,…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Orlando Sentinel: Central Florida companies don’t pay fair share of state income taxes, report says

    (Original Post) By Sandra Pedicini, Orlando Sentinel 4:54 p.m. EST, December 7, 2011 Three Central Florida companies were named in a national report released Wednesday that contends many corporations pay…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Accounting Today: Corporate Tax Avoidance Cost States $42 Billion

    (Original Post) Washington, D.C. (December 7, 2011) By Michael Cohn, Accounting Today Sixty-eight of the most consistently profitable Fortune 500 companies paid no state corporate income tax in at least…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    The Huffington Post: State Income Tax Avoided By 68 Large Profitable U.S. Companies In Recent Years: Study

    (Original Post) Bonnie Kavoussi First Posted: 12/ 7/11 12:16 PM ET Updated: 12/ 7/11 12:16 PM ET Large U.S. corporations are not only figuring out ways to avoid federal income…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    The Tennessean: Dollar General, Community Health are tax dodgers, report says

    Dollar General Corp. and Community Health Systems are among Fortune 500 companies in Tennessee using loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of state corporate income taxes, according to a…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    Nashville Scene: Memphis Multinational Company Skirts Taxes

    (Original Post) Posted by Jonathan Meador on Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:44 PM Memphis-based International Pulp and Paper paid no state income taxes in 2008 and 2010, according to…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    The Cap Times: State firms named in tax avoidance report

    (Original Post) MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times | [email protected] | @BizBeatIvey | Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 12:30 pm A new report is out showing — once again —…
  • media mention   December 19, 2012

    NPR: Report Shows Many Profitable Companies Pay No State Income Taxes

    (Original Post) by Chris Lehman December 6, 2011 Dozens of Fortune 500 companies paid no net state income taxes over the past three years, including one in the Pacific Northwest.…
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