Money | President Obama Firms Fight Overseas Tax Changes Worth Billions Last year's sheltered earnings could have brought US $20B By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 22, 2009 11:10 AM CDT Copied Jeffrey Kindler, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at a news conference Jan. 26, 2009 in New York. Overseas sheltering cut Pfizer's effective tax rate by some 20% last year, the Journal says. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Overseas tax reform plans in the works under President Obama would put a serious squeeze on top firms, which under current law can store foreign income abroad indefinitely, reports the Wall Street Journal. Ten of the biggest companies earned $58 billion in 2008 that’s now sheltered overseas—money that could bring $20 billion in tax revenue. The administration is hoping a change in the law could pull in some $210 billion between 2011 and 2019, and Obama’s 2011 budget calls for “reform.” But 200 firms have written to Congress opposing the move. “This one hits the bottom line of companies more than any other issue right now,” said a tech lobbyist. "We have to defeat it." Read These Next Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. Musk renews attack on Trump's bill. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies Report an error