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On the recordMarch 31, 2014
So from the beginning, the decision to use CSARL and direct Caterpillar's non-U.S. profits to Switzerland was to shift profits to a low-tax jurisdiction.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questioned the intent behind Caterpillar's tax strategy.

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