There is widespread agreement, across the political spectrum, that the gaming of the tax code by multinational corporations is a problem. When profits and jobs are shipped offshore, we not only harm the U.S. economy, we fuel a tax haven industry that drains wealth around the world. We seek to fix the problem of large, well-connected interests gaming the tax system.
FACT calls on Congress to repeal the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income deduction, the Supreme Court reaffirms Congress’ taxing authority, and FACT, allies gather in Lithuania for the 2024 International Anti-Corruption Conference.
The Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) deduction benefits relatively few companies, costs the U.S. tens of billions annually in lost revenue, and perversely encourages corporations to move jobs and investment abroad.
FACT releases a new policy platform to guide multinational tax reform in 2025, and Treasury and the SEC release joint proposal introducing anti-money laundering safeguards for investment advisers.
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.
FACT provides Senate testimony twice in one week, and Treasury’s new draft rules for real estate transactions and investment advisers draw the U.S. closer to shedding it’s status as the world’s number-one destination for dirty money.
61 labor and advocacy organizations are calling on Congress to pass the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act, which levels the playing field for American small businesses by removing incentives in the tax code that reward major multinationals for offshoring and profit shifting.
