10 Companies That Would Take a Hit From a 15% Minimum Corporate Tax

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Democrats proposed lifting the company tax charge to assist fund their local weather and healthcare bundle, and if the tax stays a part of the deal firms—particularly bigger ones—may take a success. 

The unique proposal included a plan to boost income via a 15% minimal company tax charge. That might be modified, although greater taxes on firms is prone to stay a precedence.

If the tax goes via, bigger firms would bear the burden. The tax would apply to people who have averaged $1 billion of adjusted pretax revenue prior to now three years.

Strategists at

UBS

screened for firms that each match that invoice and have just lately been paying lower than 15% in money taxes, and located 102. Of these, listed below are few which are notably weak. 

Utility American Water Works Firm (ticker: AWK) has just lately loved a money tax charge of 0.1% and has introduced in a pretax revenue of $1.1 billion on common prior to now three years. Its peer,

Ameren

(AEE), has had a 0.1% money tax charge and pretax revenue of $1.1 billion, as effectively. 

Superior Micro Units (AMD) has had a 1% tax charge and common pretax revenue of $1.8 billion. 

Nvidia

(NVDA) has had a 4.7% tax charge and common pretax revenue of $4.8 billion. 

Broadcom

(AVG) has had a 6.8% tax charge and pretax revenue of $6.8 billon.  

Apollo World Administration

(APO) has had a 5.1% tax charge and pretax revenue $2.3 billion. 

Ford Motor

(F) has had a 4.3% tax charge and pretax revenue of $4.93 billion. 

Tesla

(TSLA) has had a 5.3% tax charge and pretax revenue of $2.3 billion. 

Amazon.com

(AMZN) has had a 9% tax charge and pretax revenue of $25.4 billion. 

Salesforce

(CRM) has had a 3.1% tax charge and pretax revenue of $1.6 billion. 

These firms are candidates to see lowered earnings from greater taxes.