Their aim is to win a one-year tax amnesty on their foreign earnings, allowing them to repatriate that money at a tax rate of about 5%, instead of the 35% they face now.

此次游说的目的是为了给他们的海外收入争取为期一年的税收减免，使他们能够按5%左右的税率，将这笔钱转移回美国国内，而不是按当前35%的税率。

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But foreign holding companies using Zurich as a base can be exempt from tax on non-Swiss earnings and firms can also apply for "mixed company tax privilege" to agree lower rates.

不过以苏黎世为总部的外国控股公司其非瑞士境内的营业收入可以减免，企业还可以申请“混合企业税优惠”以进一步降低税率。

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As buyers would have to live in their new homes for at least 180 days a year, they would also (very handily) be liable to pay American tax on any foreign earnings.

因为买主们每年至少需要在他们的新居居住180天，他们也将会(很自然地)为他们的一切外汇收入向美国税务局缴税。

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The company said its consolidated rate reflected lower tax rates on foreign earnings and tax credits for investments that created jobs.

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