Press Releases & Statements

New Offshore Leak Raises Concerns about House Tax Bill

Lawmakers Must Investigate How Proposed Legislation Will Address Offshore Loopholes Highlighted in New ‘Paradise Papers’ Leak
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new leak of documents from an offshore law firm, published by an international network of news outlets Sunday, expose a number of tax avoidance techniques used by the wealthy and multinational corporations to avoid taxes.

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House Bill a Gift to Offshore Tax Dodgers and Outsourcers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee unveiled legislation Thursday that would overhaul the U.S. tax system.  According to the FACT Coalition, the bill would reward corporations that have shifted profits to tax havens.

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President’s Expected Statement on Tax Giveaway to Multinationals Is Inaccurate

History Shows Tax Giveaways on Offshore Profits Neither Create Jobs nor Spur Investment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president is expected to claim in a speech Wednesday afternoon that a zero percent tax rate for multinational corporations that book profits offshore and a tax holiday for those multinationals that have already booked stockpiles of money offshore will increase the pay of the average American household by $4,000 — an erroneous notion according to the FACT Coalition.

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Welcome Earnings-Stripping Decision in Stark Contrast to Administration’s Tax Overhaul Proposals

Alternative Group of Lawmakers Unveils Proposals that Would End the Offshore Gaming
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department announced that it would maintain an important rule to curb offshore tax avoidance Wednesday, a move that stands in contrast to the administration’s proposals to make it easier to avoid taxes by booking profits offshore, according to the FACT Coalition.

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