IRS punts on secret $6 billion bailout for Puerto Rico

Jonathan Strong The Daily Caller 4/4/2011

The Obama administration says it can’t decide whether U.S. taxpayers should be on the hook for $6 billion in tax increases levied by Puerto Rico, but businesses are eligible for the disputed tax credits in the meantime.

And, if the IRS eventually decides the credits were improper, those firms […]

A secret $6 billion bailout for Puerto Rico?

Jonathan Strong The Daily Caller 1/11/2011

The Obama administration is eying a secretive tax deal critics charge is an indirect bailout for Puerto Rico to the tune of billions of taxpayer dollars.

The U.S. territory, desperate for revenues in the midst of the recession, surprised industry with a $6 billion tax on foreign firms – […]

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