Rubio on Tax Bill: We 'Probably Went Too Far' in Helping Firms

One of the facets of the GOP tax bill now signed into law is the tax break given to corporations, with the rate lowered from 35% to 21%. But Goldman Sachs says it won't capitalize as much as everyone thinks from the new bill, noting it will take a hit from a tax abroad that will slash profits this year by about $5 billion, per Bloomberg and Reuters. In a Friday filing, the company says a good portion of the hit it will take is tied to a repatriation tax that now requires companies with overseas income kept as cash to pay a 15.5% tax on it (other holdings face an 8% tax); the old law allowed firms to hold off on paying taxes until that income was brought back to the US. 

Still, this news didn't stop top execs at the company from being awarded about $100 million in stocks early due to the new bill, which is still expected to make Goldman Sachs money overall from the changes, the Hill notes.

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