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December 17, 2019

Report: 91 Fortune 500 Companies Effectively Paid No Federal Taxes in 2018
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A new study reveals how 91 of the Fortune 500 companies effectively paid
no federal taxes in 2018. The study by the Institute on Taxation and
Economic Policy shows how Amazon, Starbucks, Chevron, Duke Energy,
Halliburton and others paid an effective federal tax rate of zero
percent or less.


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