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Taxes, schmaxes: Congress wants you to know it loves Apple
You could be forgiven for thinking that the big hearing before the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations this week was a chance for lawmakers to grill Apple about some of its controversial tax practices. And yes, there was some of...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Corporate Officers, Computer Hardware, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Apple CEO makes no apology for company's tax strategy
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made no apology on Tuesday for the iPad maker saving billions of dollars in U.S. taxes through Irish subsidiaries and told lawmakers that his company backs corporate tax reform, even though it...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Companies and Corporations, Jay Carney, Laws, Personal Income
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Lawmakers grill Apple execs over tax strategy
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook was supposed to face a hostile Capitol Hill crowd but instead he wielded the company's popularity like a shield to deflect some of the most aggressive questioning over the company's...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Washington, DC, John McCain, Companies and Corporations, Corning Incorporated
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Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in overseeing the nation's 16 spy agencies. The question now is whether the...
Tags: Saxby Chambliss, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Rick Snyder, Arab Spring, Crime, Law and Justice
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Apple skirts U.S. taxes, panel finds
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc., one of the most successful and valuable companies on the planet, will be tested Tuesday when Chief Executive Tim Cook testifies about the company's controversial tax practices before a hostile Senate subcommittee. Should...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, John McCain, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Report: Apple avoided billions in U.S. taxes on foreign income
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details WASHINGTON -- Apple Inc. has used an elaborate web of offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes on $44 billion in foreign income over the past four years,...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Companies and Corporations, White House, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama
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Apple CEO Tim Cook strongly defends tax policy at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook strongly defended the company's tax practices Tuesday at a Senate hearing highlighting the technology giant's use of Irish subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars in income from U.S. taxes....
Tags: Apple iPhone, Justice System, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, John McCain, Apple iPad
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U.S. Senate panel hammers Apple over offshore tax strategies
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Apple Inc came under fire on Tuesday at a Senate hearing over an investigation that alleged the U.S. high technology icon has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid...Tags: Politics, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate, Republic of Ireland
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Internal Revenue Service, Political Fundraising, Literature
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Jonah Goldberg: Obama has no use for those who disagree with him
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And his...Tags: Civil Rights, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, White House, Barack Obama
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...Tags: Civil Rights, Internal Revenue Service, Tea Party Movement, White House, Barack Obama
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ICE freed over 600 criminal detainees
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonA detainee found guilty of felony second-degree robbery and countless convictions for prostitution and solicitation for lewd conduct was among more than 300 people Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Phoenix released in February as part of...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Trials, Safety of Citizens, Crimes, John McCain
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