Following the administration budget’s proposal for stricter anti-inversion legislation, Congressmen Chris Van Hollen and Sander Levin have introduced the Stop Corporate Expatriation and Invest in America’s Infrastructure Act (H.R. 4679) to stiffen the provisions of Section 7874. (Senator Carl Levin introduced a similar proposal, S. 2360, in the Senate.) The proposed legislation epitomizes the government’s anti-inversion frenzy, as more U.S. companies look for greener tax pastures overseas.
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