WASHINGTON --- Out of 30 of the largest companies in the United States last year, nearly a quarter paid more to their chief executive than they did in federal taxes, according to new research. That proportion appears to hold true for a larger sample of U.S. companies, as well. Of the country’s 100 top-paid CEOs last year, 29 received more in
‘Tis The Season To Be Greedy: America’s Largest Companies Pay CEOs More Than They Pay In Taxes
America’s largest companies are using a wide variety of loopholes to bring their collective tax bills into negative digits. The heat is currently on in Washington to extend the lives of some of these tax tricks — especially ones that help big business.