Точно в момент, в който администрацията на Байдън настоява за повишаване на данъците за големите корпорации, ново проучване показва, че поне 55 от най-големите компании в Америка не са плащали данъци миналата година, въпреки че са изкарали милиарди. Законопроектът за данъчни облекчения, приет през 2017г. в Републиканците и подписан от президента Доналд Тръмп намали корпоративния данък на 21% от 35%. Десетки компании от Fortune 500 са платили малко данъци, а в някои случаи и нищо, благодарение на вратички в закона, които ги освобождават от задължения.
Salesforce, Archer-Daniels-Midland и Consolidated Edison са сред посочените в доклада, направен от Института за данъчно облагане и икономическа политика, лява изследователска група във Вашингтон. 26 от компаниите, включително FedEx, Duke Energy и Nike са избегнали плащането на каквито и да било данъци върху доходите през последните три години, въпреки че са отчели приходи от 77 млрд. долара. Много фирми са се възползвали и от данъчни облекчения. Катрин Бътлър, говорител на Duke Energy, коментира, че компанията „напълно спазва федералните и щатските данъчни закони като част от усилията ни да правим инвестиции в полза на нашите клиенти и общности“.
| Company Name | U.S. Pre-Tax Income | Current Federal Income Tax | Effective Tax Rate | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treehouse Foods | $8.00 | $−96.00 | −1,167.1% | Food, beverages, tobacco |
| Akamai Technologies | $40.00 | $−2.00 | −4.4% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Albemarle | $42.00 | $0.00 | −0.3% | Chemicals |
| Owens & Minor | $74.00 | $−4.00 | −6.0% | Retail & wholesale trade |
| Howmet Aerospace | $86.00 | $−2.00 | −2.3% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| Mohawk Industries | $87.00 | $−34.00 | −38.9% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| Ecolab | $95.00 | $−50.00 | −52.6% | Chemicals |
| Sanmina-SCI | $95.00 | $−1.00 | −1.0% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Tutor Perini | $96.00 | $−36.00 | −37.7% | Engineering & construction |
| Seaboard | $136.00 | $−50.00 | −36.8% | Food & beverages & tobacco |
| Xilinx | $140.00 | $−2.00 | −1.5% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Tyler Technologies | $176.00 | $−11.00 | −6.0% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Ball | $193.00 | $−33.00 | −17.1% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| Voya Financial | $195.00 | $−9.00 | −4.6% | Financial |
| Jacobs Engineering Group | $213.00 | $−37.00 | −17.4% | Engineering & construction |
| Westlake Chemical | $227.00 | $−208.00 | −91.6% | Chemicals |
| Cabot Oil & Gas | $240.00 | $−32.00 | −13.2% | Oil, gas & pipelines |
| Dexcom | $265.00 | $0.00 | 0.0% | Pharmaceuticals & medical products |
| Textron | $278.00 | $−1.00 | −0.4% | Aerospace & defense |
| Williams | $278.00 | $−29.00 | −10.4% | Oil, gas & pipelines |
| Interpublic Group | $284.00 | $−53.00 | −18.5% | Miscellaneous services |
| Telephone & Data Systems | $284.00 | $−175.00 | −61.6% | Telecommunications |
| Michaels | $322.00 | $−11.00 | −3.5% | Retail & wholesale trade |
| Community Health Systems | $323.00 | $−1.00 | −0.3% | Health care |
| Sealed Air | $323.00 | $−14.00 | −4.4% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| Kansas City Southern | $327.00 | $−2.00 | −0.6% | Transportation |
| UGI | $420.00 | $−85.00 | −20.2% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Lincoln National | $423.00 | $−61.00 | −14.4% | Financial |
| Archer Daniels Midland | $438.00 | $−164.00 | −37.4% | Food & beverages & tobacco |
| Verisign | $447.00 | $−124.00 | −27.7% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Penske Automotive Group | $505.00 | $−78.00 | −15.5% | Motor vehicles and parts |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding | $561.00 | $−3.00 | −0.5% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Kinder Morgan | $654.00 | $−20.00 | −3.1% | Oil, gas & pipelines |
| Qurate Retail Group | $687.00 | $−8.00 | −1.2% | Internet services & retailing |
| Evergy | $722.00 | $−27.00 | −3.7% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Duke Energy | $826.00 | $−281.00 | −34.0% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| HP | $861.00 | $−24.00 | −2.8% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| PPL | $878.00 | $−9.00 | −1.0% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| CMS Energy | $885.00 | $−35.00 | −4.0% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Hologic | $887.00 | $−62.00 | −7.0% | Health care |
| Unum Group | $923.00 | $−98.00 | −10.7% | Financial |
| Fiserv | $1,100.00 | $−25.00 | −2.3% | Financial data services |
| FirstEnergy | $1,108.00 | $−14.00 | −1.3% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Advanced Micro Devices | $1,208.00 | - | 0.0% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| FedEx | $1,218.00 | $−230.00 | −18.9% | Miscellaneous services |
| Nucor | $1,220.00 | $−177.00 | −14.5% | Metals & metal products |
| Consolidated Edison | $1,227.00 | $−2.00 | −0.2% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Xcel Energy | $1,465.00 | $−13.00 | −0.9% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| DTE Energy | $1,531.00 | $−247.00 | −16.1% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Danaher | $1,583.00 | $−321.00 | −20.3% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| American Electric Power | $2,163.00 | $−138.00 | −6.4% | Utilities, gas and electric |
| Dish Network | $2,532.00 | $−231.00 | −9.1% | Telecommunications |
| Salesforce.com | $2,630.00 | $−12.00 | −0.5% | Computers, office equip, software, data |
| Nike | $2,873.00 | $−109.00 | −3.8% | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| Charter Communications | $3,680.00 | $−7.00 | −0.2% | Telecommunications |
| Total, All 55 Companies | $40,482.00 | $−3,497.00 | −8.6% |
