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Incorporation Transparency

Did you know that it is easier to form a company in the U.S. than it is to get a library card?

American and foreign terrorists, narco-traffickers, arms dealers, corrupt foreign officials, tax evaders and other criminals easily and regularly set up anonymous U.S. companies to launder their money with impunity.

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Tax Evasion and Avoidance

Average Taxpayers and Small Business Owners Foot the Bill for Offshore Tax Loopholes

The current tax code is riddled with loopholes inserted by special interests that result in wealthy individuals and large, multi-national corporations shifting their tax responsibilities to small and domestic businesses, and average taxpayers.

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anti-money laundering

The current approach to combating money laundering is failing and we need a clear, strong, and comprehensive approach to fixing it.

Rampant corruption among individuals and governments around the world and newspaper headlines filled with reports…

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  • Investors and Academics Push SEC to Require Tax Transparency, Other ESG Disclosures

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 60 institutional investors and academics called on regulators Tuesday to require more transparency in corporate filings — including information on offshore tax practices.  The petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is part of a broader effort to align disclosure frameworks with an investment environment focused on long-termism.

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  • State Attorneys General Push Congress to Tackle Anonymous Companies

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of more than twenty state attorneys general urged Congress on Thursday to help them counter money laundering, corruption, and terror financing by passing legislation to end the incorporation of anonymous shell companies in the United States.

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  • Delaware Endorses Bill to Tackle Anonymous Companies

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    Move Comes as Lawmakers Consider Dropping Important Anti-Money Laundering Section from Legislation

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Delaware’s top government official overseeing company formation in the state endorsed a bipartisan federal proposal to require companies to disclose their true owners at the time of formation in new a new letter to Congress.

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