Richard Rubin, Bloomberg

IRS says no free lunch for Google

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
September 4, 2014
Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching.

Will Treasury play hardball with inversions?

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
July 28, 2014
The administration can unilaterally limit inverted companies from taking interest deductions in the U.S. or from accessing their foreign cash without paying U.S. taxes, Stephen Shay said in an interview and in an article published today in Tax Notes.

Obama seeks path to trade deals sought by biggest U.S. companies

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
January 28, 2014
President Barack Obama asked Congress for broader authority to negotiate trade deals, and changes to immigration laws.

Transaction tax risk in web sales bill, finance lobby says

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
April 22, 2013
A U.S. Senate bill that would let states impose sales taxes on purchases from out-of-state sellers could lead to state-level financial transaction taxes, a Wall Street trade association said.

Obama leans on high earners for more taxes in 2014 budget

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
April 10, 2013
President Barack Obama wants to again rely on the top-earning U.S. households for most of the tax increases he’s proposing.

Fiscal deadlines fade for months as Congress to shift focus

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
March 18, 2013
As Congress returns this week to confront immediate budget issues that have consumed the debate in Washington, lawmakers are preparing to pivot to topics such as immigration, gun control and energy policy.

EU tax commissioner urges U.S. support for transactions levy

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
February 25, 2013
The European Union’s tax commissioner urged U.S. supporters of a financial transaction tax to keep up their efforts and said a global tax should be a reality at “some time.”

CEOs expand ranks of support for U.S. budget deficit deal

Richard Rubin, Bloomberg
October 25, 2012
More than 80 chief executive officers of U.S. companies, including Cisco Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Loews Corp., are now supporting a campaign to reduce U.S. federal deficits through spending cuts and tax increases.