WASHINGTON—Caterpillar, a week after its headquarters and other facilities were raided by a number of federal agencies including the Internal Revenue Service, denied that it had broken any federal tax laws. “The IRS has challenged Caterpillar’s taxes for years 2007—2012,” the company said Friday. “We disagree with the IRS’ position, have co-operated for requests for information, and believe that we are compliant with tax laws and stand by our financial reporting.”Caterpillar has been challenged for some time by federal agencies in regard to its accounting practices and last week the company said that the raids may have been related to a Swiss business, called CSARL. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Caterpillar said that the IRS had informed the company that it owed $2 billion (U.S.) in additional taxes for the years 2010 to 2012 because of profits from that Swiss unit. “Caterpillar takes very seriously its obligation to follow tax law and pay what it owes,” the company said Friday.

Source: thestar March 10, 2017 19:58 UTC