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Tax Facts

The following Tax Facts are available in HTML and PDF format. To view the fact sheets, click on each title. To download a PDF, click on the Adobe Acrobat icon to the left of each title.

America’s 2,434 Worldwide Companies Support the Jobs of More Than 63 Million U.S. Workers

Worldwide American Companies Depend on an Interrelated Set of Tax Rules to Compete

Worldwide American Companies Need a U.S. International Tax System That Levels the Playing Field and Keeps America Competitive

Increasing Already High U.S. Corporate Taxes Will Disadvantage American Companies in the World Economy

Newspapers Across America Agree: The Administration’s New International Tax Proposals Could Make U.S.-Based Companies Less Competitive and American Jobs Less Secure

International Tax Primer

U.S. tax rules significantly affect the ability of American companies to compete in foreign markets. These rules include a provision known as “deferral,” which is a key pro-competitive international tax rule for American companies. Click Here to Learn More

Myth:	U.S. companies operate abroad primarily in low-wage countries.
Fact:	Worldwide American companies invest primarily in the foreign markets they seek to serve. U.S. Department of Commerce data show that 79% of the production of all U.S. foreign affiliates took place in high-income foreign countries and 90% of the production of newly acquired or established foreign affiliates was in high-income countries.