FACT policy director Zorka Milin was quoted by TaxNotes in their coverage of a new Department of Justice budget memo that would eliminate its’ tax division.
“Cutting prosecutions of tax cheats is one of the most short-sighted and least efficient moves any government can make.”
FACT policy director Zorka Milin was quoted by the Washington Post in their coverage of a provision included in the House’s version of the budget megabill that was lobbied for and benefits one particular firm.
“The purpose of the 2017 tax law… was to deter the use of these kinds of tax havens. This would undermine that very purpose.”
FACT submits a comment to FinCEN calling for the withdrawal of the interim final rule that exempts U.S. entites from reporting beneficial ownership information.
FACT’s executive director, Ian Gary, was quoted by the New York Times Magazine on the dismantling of the US’ anti-money laundering regime.
“The pace of change and unraveling of a lot of the protections and safeguards related to dirty money coming into the United States has been pretty dizzying”.
FACT hosts environmental crime journalists, public comments on Treasury’s gutting of the Corporate Transparency Act are due May 27, and House lawmakers pass massive tax and spending cuts package.
FACT’s May event, Illegal Gold Mining and Dirty Money: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Environmental Crime in the Americas, was covered by Yahoo! News.
