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Untaxing times for US corporates

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The effective corporate tax rate plummets in the wake of Trump tax cuts.US corporates are delivering strong profits and this robust profit picture is further enhanced by a sharp drop in the corporate tax burden.According to NIPA (national accounts) data, the effective tax rate for the year ending in Q3 2018 reached a new low of 11.9%.President Trump’s December 2017 tax cuts led to a lower federal statutory tax rate of 21% (from 35% prior), but firms still have several options to bring down the effective rate further, as this data shows.Not all taxes are going down. In fact the newly-introduced tariffs on Chinese imports are de facto a new tax on the US consumer.Read full report here

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The effective corporate tax rate plummets in the wake of Trump tax cuts.

US corporates are delivering strong profits and this robust profit picture is further enhanced by a sharp drop in the corporate tax burden.

According to NIPA (national accounts) data, the effective tax rate for the year ending in Q3 2018 reached a new low of 11.9%.

President Trump’s December 2017 tax cuts led to a lower federal statutory tax rate of 21% (from 35% prior), but firms still have several options to bring down the effective rate further, as this data shows.

Not all taxes are going down. In fact the newly-introduced tariffs on Chinese imports are de facto a new tax on the US consumer.

Untaxing times for US corporates

 

Thomas Costerg
Thomas covers the US and Canadian economies from New York. He was previously based in London, covering the UK and the euro area. Thomas started his career with Lehman Brothers in London in 2007 and also worked at a Paris-based private bank and asset manager. Do not hesitate to contact Pictet for an investment proposal. Please contact Zurich Office, the Geneva Office or one of 26 other offices world-wide.

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