Walt Galvin, former CFO of Emerson, was the recent guest speaker at the breakfast series sponsored by the Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Financial and Accounting Research. The early-morning topic was: U.S. Corporate Tax Policy.
Walt Galvin
Mr. Galvin stressed that the United States’ has the highest tax rate in the world and that fact is actually hurting the U.S. economy. He said U.S. corporate tax policy encourages U.S. companies operating abroad to keep their profits abroad or re-invest abroad.
In addition to Mr. Galvin’s comments, Olin accounting professor Tom Fields and Mary Bond, a second year MBA student at Olin, presented research studies on corporate tax policy.
Attendees were given the opportunity to ask about their own business opportunities and challenges and receive input from the speakers. Watch video from event by clicking on image above.
Photo credit: Tax books, Martin Deutsch , Flickr
