Trump set to axe US anti-tax avoidance measures

Lena Angvik

July 18 2017

A new notice from the IRS reveals President Donald Trump’s plans to revoke Obama-era anti-tax avoidance measures including earnings stripping rules, which could cause an upsurge of inversions.

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