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Published: 11/2/09

Goldman Sachs Pursues Another $1 Billion Federal Tax Benefit

By  Joann M. Weiner - Politics Daily
Goldman Sachs Pursues Another $1 Billion Federal Tax Benefit

As if $22 billion in bonuses were not enough, Goldman Sachs would now like to obtain another $1 billion in tax benefits from the federal government. As with the $12.9 billion that Goldman Sachs received from the U.S. government via payments made to the American International Group, Goldman Sachs would obtain an indirect federal benefit by using tax credits the government provided to Fannie Mae to offset its own profits and thus its federal tax payments. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Goldman Sachs might be purchasing up to $1 billion of Fannie Mae's tax credits. However, the tax ...

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