Crackdown on tax inversions blamed for killing Pfizer/Allergan merger

The Treasury Department has issued temporary and proposed regulations intended to limit the use of corporate tax inversions by undermining their benefits. Included are rules to address earnings stripping, a commonly used technique to further minimize taxes. Within hours of their issuance, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer terminated its $150 billion merger ...

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