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.
We need a tax code that creates an even playing field between large multinational corporations and small and domestic businesses, which means ending the ability of the former to engage in offshore shell games.
The FACT Coalition filed a comment on December, 2018 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on a proposal removal of Section 385 documentation regulations (REG-130244-17). The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
Quotes from prominent economic experts explaining the incentive for companies to shift activity offshore in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Supporters of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act might have hoped for a more celebratory first year anniversary. The public has not seen the kinds of benefits promised — few have seen anything close to $4000 raises, and real wage growth, accounting for inflation, continues to be sluggish. And despite surging corporate profits, the stock market took a tumble as other factors weigh heavy on the minds of investors. Even the board room celebrations are muted at best.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would make it harder for multinational corporations to game the offshore provisions in the newly adopted tax overhaul. Sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the Removing Incentives for Outsourcing Act (S.3674) would ensure that tax rates for profits booked offshore are applied on a per-country basis, rather than on a worldwide average basis — reducing the chance of gaming.
The FACT Coalition filed a comment on November 26, 2018 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on proposed rules for the implementation of TCJA provisions. The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
