Money GM hasn’t paid US income tax for years; Ford rarely does. Both get fat refunds. Here’s why February 28, 2019 Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on GM hasn’t paid US income tax for years; Ford rarely does. Both get fat refunds. Here’s why General Motors has not paid U.S. federal taxes in more than a decade and won't it for the next several years. Ford also gets more back than it pays.