Corporation That Paid Nothing In Taxes For Four Years Tells Congress It Pays Too Much In Taxes

Over a four years period from 2008 to 2011, Corning Inc. was one of 26 companies that managed to avoid paying any American income taxes, even though it earned nearly $3 billion during that time. In fact, according to Citizens For Tax Justice, the company received a $4 million refund from 2008 to 2010. That didn’t stop Susan Ford, a senior executive at the company, from telling the House Ways and Means Committee this week that America’s high corporate ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jack Powers - Jul 22, 2012 - 10:21 PM PDT
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Edited by: Jack Powers - Jul 22, 2012 - 10:22 PM PDT

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by Jack Powers - Jul. 22, 2012

Corning paid an effective tax rate of 36 percent in 2011, but as CTJ notes, she is counting taxes on profits earned overseas that haven’t yet ... More »

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