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Bottom Line: American Companies Face Heightened Global Competition

Posted: May 15, 2013 in News & Press Releases

With the growth of strong competition around the world, American companies now find that their closest foreign competitors are based in countries with corporate tax rates lower than the U.S. rate and with international tax systems more favorable to their global operations than the U.S. rules.
The Dallas Fed’s Fisher: Politics, Uncertainty Holding Back Economy

Posted: May 08, 2013 in Blogs

Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas points to politics and uncertainty as holding back U.S. economy.
Britain Makes the Case for Corporate Tax Reform

Posted: May 06, 2013 in Blogs

Reductions in the United Kingdom's tax rates are attracting business, making the case for tax reform in the United States.
CEOs on the economy: looking a little better

Posted: April 26, 2013 in Blogs

This being earnings seasons, BRT-member CEOs did plenty of TV interviews this week.
Bottom Line: U.S. Effective Corporate Tax Rates Rank Among the Highest

Posted: April 24, 2013 in News & Press Releases

It is well known that the U.S. statutory tax rate is the highest of any developed nation at 39.1 percent, but it is sometimes questioned whether or not American companies actually face a high effective tax rate (after deductions). The…
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