article_snippet.sent: At least 15 Fortune 500 companies, many of At least 15 Fortune 500 companies worth north of a $1 billion, paid zero income taxes in 2014, says a report out last week from the Citizens for Tax JusticeTax Justice.
article_snippet.sent: Even more shocking: some of them even received tax rebates in the tens or even hundreds of millions.
article_snippet.sent: Fifteen Fortune 500 companies managed to get through 2014 without owing a penny in income taxes.
article_snippet.sent: What's more, most of those 15 were actually given federal tax rebates in the tens or even hundreds of millions .
article_snippet.sent: CBS made $1.8 billion in U.S. profits last year and received a $235 million tax rebate .
article_snippet.sent: Mattel also reports enjoying $140 million in stock option tax breaks over the past five years.
article_snippet.sent: Qualcomm has enjoyed more than $290 million in research and development tax breaks over the past three years.