U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds the Corporate Transparency Act
“The Court’s decision confirms what Congress understood and intended when it originally passed this legislation: that anonymous companies are drivers of fraud, drug trafficking, and the threats posed by terrorists and transnational criminal organizations.”
- Erica Hanichak, deputy director of the FACT Coalition.
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Briefing Paper: 34 Civil Society Organizations Offer Policy Recommendations on Illicit Gold Ahead of UK Summit
Read the new briefing paper prepared by FACT and 33 other non-governmental organizations ahead of this summer’s UK Illicit Finance Summit, with recommendations for both UK-level and global reforms necessary to tackle the growing threats associated with the illicit gold trade.
FACT and Transparency International U.S. Send Letter to House Lawmakers Setting Record Straight on CTA
A number of misconceptions have been cited by lawmakers to justify repealing and hollowing out the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In a letter to House Financial Services Committee leadership, FACT and Transparency International U.S. set the record straight.
FACT Policy Director Highlights Needed Reforms to Effectively Tax Big Pharma, Oil at House Shadow Hearing
Read FACT policy director Zorka Milin’s full testimony from the April 21 Congressional Progressive Caucus shadow hearing, “Visions of an Affordable Life: Taxing Corporate Greed”.
House Committee Advances Disastrous Legislation Protecting Criminals Who Hide Behind Anonymous Companies
“There could be no greater gift to the fentanyl traffickers, fraudsters, and U.S. adversaries that rely on the anonymity that shell companies provide than gutting the Corporate Transparency Act.” – FACT Deputy Director Erica Hanichak