Read more tax shelter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36280/tax-shelter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:29:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66742/us-settles-tax-evasion-suit-with-ubs-swiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss bank UBS AG has agreed to a settlement with the US to resolve a lengthy tax evasion probe, the Wall Street Journal reports. The details are currently under wraps, as the final documents await signatures. UBS will likely hand the IRS the names of 8,000 to 10,000...http://www.newser.com/story/66742/us-settles-tax-evasion-suit-with-ubs-swiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 10:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSafer cars might have saved lives in Monday's DC train crash, but a tax-dodge deal made with a bank prevented the transit authority from replacing aging stock until 2014, the Wall Street Journal reports. The National Transportation Safety Board urged the authority years ago to either replace its older cars...http://www.newser.com/story/62884/tax-deal-derailed-dc-train-upgrade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 6:17:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58061/big-biz-dems-rebel-on-offshore-tax-reforms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s plan to crack down on the tax practices of US-based multinationals has elicited much squawking from business groups and lawmakers who fear it may limit the competitiveness of American firms, the Hill reports. Even Democrats have greeted Obama’s proposals with trepidation: “I want to make certain that our...http://www.newser.com/story/58061/big-biz-dems-rebel-on-offshore-tax-reforms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56866/firms-fight-overseas-tax-changes-worth-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOverseas tax reform plans in the works under President Obama would put a serious squeeze on top firms, which under current law can store foreign income abroad indefinitely, reports the Wall Street Journal. Ten of the biggest companies earned $58 billion in 2008 that’s now sheltered overseas—money that could...http://www.newser.com/story/56866/firms-fight-overseas-tax-changes-worth-billions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 11:10:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43588/rangel-saved-loophole-that-aided-1m-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs questions swirl over the methods Charles Rangel used to raise funds for a school in his name, a New York Times investigation finds that the New York representative and chair of the House Ways and Means committee fought to save a tax loophole that benefited one of the school's...http://www.newser.com/story/43588/rangel-saved-loophole-that-aided-1m-donor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 11:27:01 CST