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Resolution Aims to Undo ‘Hidden’ $10 Billion Trump Tax Giveaway to Massive Corporations

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  • The Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aims to reverse the Trump administration's regulatory changes to the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT), which could give corporations and private equity firms over $10 billion in tax breaks, according to Wyden's office.
  • The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities opposes the Trump administration's guidance, saying it offers corporations a "rainbow of choices" to calculate their share of partnership book income, deviating from the statutory intent of the CAMT, which requires highly profitable US companies to pay a tax of at least 15% on book profits.
  • The resolution has drawn support from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, with President Maya MacGuineas stating that it would help restore the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to its intended design, a "small first step" towards improving tax enforcement and strengthening the tax base.
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