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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (556955)3/25/2010 4:21:48 PM
From: combjelly1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571798
 
"Caterpillar already came out and said the bill will cost them $100M in the first year alone. "

Yes. A tax loophole was closed. They, and some other companies, were using a provision of the tax code in ways it wasn't intended. Nothing illegal about that, but they don't have much ground to stand on when that gets addressed.

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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (556955)3/25/2010 4:50:34 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571798
 
I hear the IRS will have to hire 10,000 more agents to collect the new taxes from this bill.

Who did you hear it from......would love to see a link.