Corporate Tax

"'I can't define an exact group who will be impacted, but what I do know is the weight of this will fall most heavily on large, multistate corporations that employ hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts citizens,' said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation."

"The June 15 deadline is too soon, according to one member of panel, Michael Widmer, head of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Association, which opposes Patrick's loophole plan. Widmer was appointed by DiMasi.

"'You can't have a legitimate examination of corporate tax code in a month or two,' Widmer said.

"‘I'm open to a review of the corporate tax code, as long as it's a serious, in-depth review and not simply a smokescreen for implementing these so-called corporate loopholes,' said Michael Widmer, president of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation."