Tax evasion from wealthy individuals using a variety of offshore schemes, including hiding assets in foreign bank accounts, robs U.S. taxpayers of tens of billions of dollars per year — and the costs for developing countries are even worse. A growing global norm in favor of transparency can ensure that all are held equally accountable for paying the taxes they owe.
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.
January 30, 2018
Join the FACT Coalition in Washington on January 30th at 12pm EST for the 2018 launch of the Financial Secrecy Index and find out where the U.S. ranks among the world’s biggest tax havens.
The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT Coalition) sent a letter to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with three recommendations to improve the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT Coalition) sent a letter to Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Supporting H.R. 1932/S. 851; which would target egregious offshore exploitations. The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
Questions & Answers about the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
FATCA is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which was adopted in 2010 to help pay for the HIRE (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment) Act. FATCA requires foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to determine if accounts they have opened are held, directly or indirectly, by Americans and, if so, disclose them to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Any FFI that refuses to provide this information to the United States is subject to a 30% withholding tax on the FFI’s U.S. source income.
The Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT Coalition) sent a letter to House lawmakers Tuesday urging them to oppose H.R. 2054/S. 869 and defend the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
