Major International Tax Overhaul: Lowering Corporate Burden and Boosting Competitiveness.
This bill significantly reforms how US multinational corporations are taxed on their foreign earnings, aiming to enhance global competitiveness and simplify complex tax rules. Key changes include reducing the tax burden on foreign income and streamlining the process for claiming credits for foreign taxes paid. While these changes directly affect large businesses, the stated goal is to incentivize domestic investment and job creation.
Key points
Eliminating the 80% limit on foreign tax credits for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), allowing corporations to claim 100% credit.
Simplifying the foreign tax credit system by reducing the number of income categories (baskets) from four to two.
Repealing the immediate US taxation of foreign income derived from sales and services (Subpart F), providing substantial relief for multinational operations.
Modifying the Base Erosion Minimum Tax (BEAT) rules, including new exceptions for payments already subject to sufficient foreign taxation.
Introduced
Additional Information
Print number: 119_S_1605
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Process start date: 2025-05-06