“Businesses, unions wage war on Beacon Hill over proposal to raise taxes on offshore corporate income” – Boston Globe

By Jon Chesto Globe Staff, Updated October 13, 2025

Are state lawmakers feeling GILTI right now?

The people who brought us the Fair Share Amendment — aka the millionaires tax — are counting on it.

The union-backed Raise Up Massachusetts coalition packed the State House’s largest hearing room on Oct. 3 with around 200 supporters. Their goal: persuading the Legislature’s revenue committee to endorse a huge increase in the amount of offshore corporate income that’s subject to the state corporate tax.

I’ve never seen a crowd like this show up for the truly arcane topic of taxing “global intangible low-tax income,” aka GILTI. But Raise Up has made it a major political cause….”

MassBudget Reference:

“Phineas Baxandall, policy director at the left-leaning MassBudget think tank, says it’s still a smart policy. Whether there’s $400 or $100 on the table, he points out, you still should pick it up. Massachusetts faces a significant revenue crunch. He said this money, while not coming close to filling the gap, sure would help.”

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