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Joe Biden stated on April 07, 2021 in remarks at the White House:

“A new, independent study put out last week found that at least 55 of our largest corporations used various loopholes to pay zero federal income tax in 2020.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 12, 2021

Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech:

"Last year, ExxonMobil made $19 billion in profit. Guess what. They paid zero in taxes. They got a $156 million refund from the IRS."

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2010

Marcia Fudge stated on March 01, 2011 in an interview on C-SPAN:

"There are corporations in this nation, some of the biggest corporations in this nation, who do not pay taxes."

By Sabrina Eaton• March 15, 2011

Kamala Harris stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes":

"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."

By Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2024

Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:

"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."

By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018

Bernie Sanders stated on September 24, 2013 in a segment of CNN's "Crossfire":

"One out of four corporations doesn't pay a nickel in (federal income) taxes."

By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2013

The Tax Foundation stated on April 23, 2014 in a Facebook post:

"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2014

Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference:

Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 24, 2013

One Wisconsin Now stated on April 18, 2011 in a news release and report:

"Two-thirds of Wisconsin corporations don't pay state income taxes."

By Dave Umhoefer• May 11, 2011

The Commonwealth Institute stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.:

Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."

By Sean Gorman• May 27, 2015

Threads posts stated on November 05, 2024 in a Threads post:

List shows 21 companies or celebrities, including Disney, Marvel and Warner Bros., that have “stopped posting on X.”

By Loreben Tuquero• November 13, 2024

Occupy Democrats stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post:

"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."

By Ella Moore• June 27, 2025

Barack Obama stated on January 03, 2012 in a web video advertisement:

Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas."

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2012

Jeb Bush stated on June 30, 2015 in a post on his campaign website about releasing his tax returns:

Says his "average federal tax rate" was 36 percent.

By Amy Sherman• July 9, 2015

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email:

Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."

By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2012

Richard Cordray stated on December 14, 2017 in a speech:

On taxes, "if you go back and look 50 years ago, individuals paid about 7 percent of the total and corporations paid 5 percent. Fast forward 50 years: individuals still 7 percent, corporations (are) down to 2 percent."

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2018

Barack Obama stated on November 30, 2011 in a speech in Scranton, Pa.:

For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."

By Louis Jacobson• December 1, 2011

Rick Perry stated on September 07, 2010 in a press release:

Says Bill White "didn't pay taxes while earning $133,600 annual salary as deputy secretary of energy."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 21, 2010

Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

“If you make $50,000/year, $36 of your taxes goes to food stamps. $4,000 goes to corporate subsidies.”

By Madison Czopek• February 19, 2021

Joe Biden stated on July 06, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland:

The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”

By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2022

Fact-checking the Democratic claim that Amazon doesn't pay taxes

By Miriam Valverde• February 8, 2020

Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive

By Sara Swann• May 18, 2023

Fact-checking the Republican attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis on Disney, taxes

By Matthew Crowley• May 25, 2023

The Democrats’ big IRA bill fulfills some Biden promises, leaves others behind

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 12, 2022

Bernie Sanders and the Truth-O-Meter

By Lauren Carroll• April 29, 2015

Inside the SC Johnson vs. David Cay Johnston dispute on corporate taxes

By Dave Umhoefer• September 12, 2011

What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal

By Amy Sherman• October 21, 2021

Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated

By Joshua Gillin, Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders• March 3, 2015

Fact-checking 2020 candidates at the California Democratic Convention

By Chris Nichols• June 1, 2019

Obama and Romney on taxes

By Janel Davis• October 29, 2012

Fact-check: How accurate are 2024 Republican presidential candidates' attacks on one another?

By Amy Sherman• August 21, 2023

Does a secretary pay higher taxes than a millionaire?

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 21, 2011

Sen. Rick Scott says his GOP agenda didn’t call for a tax increase. Experts think it did

By Madison Czopek• February 25, 2022

Senate debate over, now the Truth-O-Meter

By • June 10, 2011

Paul Begala says his Romney claim ties to New York Times’ blog post

By W. Gardner Selby• August 14, 2012

Fact-checking the Jan. 18 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 18, 2015

The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs

By Manuela Tobias• March 29, 2018

Fact-checking the 2024 Iowa debate between Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley on CNN

By PolitiFact Staff • January 11, 2024

A closer look at an old Bernie Sanders talking point

By Louis Jacobson• July 24, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 18 news shows