Clark Gascoigne

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

A Tax Plan for the Cayman Islands and Switzerland

Administration and Congressional Leaders Unveil Plan to Allow Multinationals to Pay Little-to-No Taxes on Profits Booked Offshore at Expense of U.S. Businesses and U.S. Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House and congressional leaders unveiled a joint tax plan today that would allow multinational corporations to pay little-to-no taxes on the profits they book offshore.

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FACT Sheet: Public Country-by-Country Reporting

Boosting Tax Transparency to Guard Investors, Protect Taxpayers, and Inform Policymakers
Disclosing more information on where companies book profits, record revenues, and pay taxes would protect taxpayers by discouraging abusive tax avoidance schemes; protect shareholders by providing them with information about the risks associated with their investments; and inform policymakers as Congress considers overhauling the U.S. tax code.

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New Report: Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Near Failure

Former Treasury Agent Urges Authorities to Target the Drivers of Human Trafficking, Drug Smuggling, and Corruption
Ending Anonymous Companies; Trade Transparency Units; Holding Gatekeepers Accountable Among Policy Recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Worldwide anti-money laundering efforts are currently just a decimal point away from total failure, according to a new report published Tuesday by the FACT Coalition.

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FinCEN Real Estate Effort Underscores Need to End Anonymous Companies

Statement by the FACT Coalition on Treasury Department Decision to Renew and Expand Geographic Targeting Orders to Identify Buyers in Luxury Real Estate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a branch of the U.S. Treasury Department, announced Tuesday that it was renewing and expanding its temporary orders seeking to uncover illicit activity in the luxury real estate sector.

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Coalition Pushes Treasury to Defend Anti-Inversions Safeguard

Alliance of Good-Governance Groups Submits Comments in Support of Rules Combating Earnings-Stripping
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday, good government watchdogs called on the administration to protect a recent safeguard aimed at combating offshore tax avoidance.

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