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TAX WATCH

Foundations Press Congress on Rules for Endowments

Congress could change a tax law that has prompted many large foundations and universities to invest billions of dollars in overseas companies as a way to avoid facing large tax bills on hedge-fund income.

Foundation leaders and tax lawyers urged Congress during a hearing this month to change the tax system...

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