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GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years

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As a result of provisions in the bailout, GM won't have to pay about $45 billion in taxes on future profits. In a little noticed ruling in 2009, the federal government decided that companies receiving TARP bailout money won't fall under the rule which restricts their tax benefits. The rationale was that the tax credit would make these companies more attractive to investors, and the value of the benefit is greater than any lost tax payments.

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