PBS News Hour: on Corporations


Marco Rubio: Cut corporate tax rate to 25%

Rubio says he would cut corporate taxes to 25 percent, and simplify individual brackets. Rubio proposes to simplify the tax code, outlining his tax reform plan in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal.

Rates for corporations would fall to 25 percent, and they would still be able to deduct the full cost of their capital expenses. Individuals would be subject to just two rates: 15 percent for those earning under $75,000, and 35 percent for those earning above that. Capital gains taxes would be erased.

Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series Apr 13, 2015

Ted Cruz: Slash corporate tax rates to 15 percent

Cruz says he would slash corporate tax rates to 15 percent, and would end some programs like the Export-Import bank and federal subsidies for renewable fuels.

Cruz is a proponent of a simpler tax code (with no IRS). As part of that, he would end some current tax breaks and lower tax rates. In the case of corporations, he would lower their current maximum rate of 35 percent (with deductions) to 15 percent (with fewer or no deductions).

Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series Mar 23, 2015

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