Clark Gascoigne

Clark Gascoigne is the Senior Policy Advisor of the FACT Coalition.

Tax Overhaul Risks Jobs, Rewards Offshore Tax Avoidance

Supporters of the new tax law said the corporate cuts would lead to a $4,000 increase in the annual paychecks of ordinary Americans. Others, including those in the administration, claimed $9,000.

The bill’s now law. Raise your hand if you make $50,000 – roughly the average wage – and expect a $9,000 raise this year?

I suspect few hands went up.

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Bipartisan Bill Targets Foreign Government Corruption

The Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act Would Establish a Rewards Program for Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday afternoon to combat terror finance and foreign government corruption in a move that was welcomed by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition.

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New Bill Removes Tax Incentives to Move Jobs, Profits Offshore

“No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act” Would Close Loopholes in Tax Code that Encourage Offshore Tax Avoidance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation introduced Tuesday would equalize the tax rates for domestic businesses and multinational corporations — reducing the tax incentives to shift jobs and profits overseas that were enacted under the recent tax overhaul, according to the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition.

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New Report: U.S. the 2nd Biggest Tax Haven in the World

America Surpasses Cayman Islands, Second Only to Switzerland in Tax Justice Network’s Rankings of the World’s Largest Secrecy Jurisdictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States has become the second largest tax haven in the world, according to a new report published Tuesday by the Tax Justice Network.

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