Social Trends in Corporate Taxation

Current social trends in corporate taxation have a tremendous impact on how corporations run their business activities. For instance, tax liabilities will affect where a corporation runs its activities—in the United States or in a foreign country—and whether or not it elects to bring cash earned overseas back to the States. In recent years, the federal government has used foreign tax credits and tax holidays on repatriated earnings to encourage corporations to bring cash back to the United States. The idea is that this cash will stimulate economic growth in the form of more jobs and revenue for the American people. However, the success of these initiatives is a great source of controversy. Select one of the following current social trends relating to corporate taxes, and consider its impact on the corporate tax filer:

Repatriation of earnings

Paying taxes on repatriated earnings

Computing tax credits to foreign countries after international consolidations

Dividend deductions for U.S. corporations with foreign subsidiaries

With these thoughts in mind:

Give an evaluation of the impact of your selected current social trend on the corporate tax filer. Provide your opinion on whether or not you believe the result of this issue is fair from the perspective of the corporate tax filer.