Do the B Team’s Tax Principles Raise or Lower the Bar? A Debate with TJN
Earlier this year the B Team, an organization of socially responsible businesses, released a set of responsible tax principles for businesses to follow—experts debate whether these principles raise or lower the bar for responsible tax practices.
Delaware Endorses Bill to Tackle Anonymous Companies
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.
Facebook Shareholders Vote on Responsible Tax Principles
Facebook investors voted recently on a proposal to adopt responsible tax principles following the release of November’s Paradise Papers exposé, which exposed the structures behind massive tax dodging schemes of well-known multinational companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Nike.

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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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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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  • 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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  • New Bill Would Plug an Offshore Loophole in Tax Overhaul

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    New Bill Would Plug an Offshore Loophole in Tax Overhaul

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — House lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would make it harder for multinational corporations to game the offshore provisions in the newly adopted tax overhaul.

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  • Facebook Shareholders to Vote on Responsible Tax Principles

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    Tax Experts Travel to California to Present Proposal following November’s Paradise Papers Exposé

    SAN FRANCISCO, California / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facebook investors will vote Thursday on a proposal to require the company’s board to adopt responsible tax principles following the release of November’s Paradise Papers exposé, which exposed the structures behind massive tax dodging schemes of well-known multinational companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Nike.

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