As key jurisdictions around the globe implement enhanced tax transparency measures for major multinational corporations, the U.S. risks falling behind to the detriment of American investors and workers, at a time when U.S. policymakers are considering important tax reforms.
With negotiations surrounding the expiration of large parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act already underway, lawmakers must move quickly to close costly loopholes, prevent offshoring of jobs and profits, and provide adequate tax transparency for U.S. multinational corporations.
Read the Miami Herald’s coverage of FACT, the Anti-Corruption Data Collective, and Global Financial Integrity’s new report identifying 25 cases in which $2.6 billion in illicit funds were funneled into U.S. commercial real estate properties.
In January, FACT, TI-US, and GFI held a press briefing detailing the Coalition’s main policy areas to watch in 2024, including imminent actions by Treasury addressing money laundering risks through U.S. real estate and private investment markets, as well as new work at the intersection of environmental and financial crime.
FACT’s latest report – which describes how rampant financial secrecy makes the U.S. “in some ways the perfect playground for criminals looking to stash the illicit proceeds of environmental crimes,” – was cited heavily in coverage by the ICIJ.
El nuevo informe de FACT se basa en entrevistas con activistas locales y regionales, líderes indígenas, expertos en lucha contra el lavado de dinero y funcionarios gubernamentales en Perú, Colombia y los Estados Unidos para mostrar cómo el secreto financiero contribuye a facilitar estos delitos.
