‘Huge tax breaks’: private equity prepares for a boon from Congress

Billions in private equity and corporate taxes could be rolled back, along with what critics say is a sop for child tax credits

Some of largest and most profitable companies in the US are primed to save billions of dollars from a congressional tax deal that critics say gives billions in tax credits to the biggest corporations while giving pennies to middle-class children and families". And private equity funds could be among the deal's biggest beneficiaries, a Guardian analysis suggests.

The tax cuts passed the House of Representatives at the end of January as part of an agreement that pairs handouts for businesses with a moderate expansion of the child tax credit. The Senate could vote on the bill over the coming weeks, and the White House has indicated that Joe Biden would sign it into law.