Press Releases & Statements

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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A Tax Plan for the Cayman Islands and Switzerland

Administration and Congressional Leaders Unveil Plan to Allow Multinationals to Pay Little-to-No Taxes on Profits Booked Offshore at Expense of U.S. Businesses and U.S. Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House and congressional leaders unveiled a joint tax plan today that would allow multinational corporations to pay little-to-no taxes on the profits they book offshore.

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New Report: Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Near Failure

Former Treasury Agent Urges Authorities to Target the Drivers of Human Trafficking, Drug Smuggling, and Corruption
Ending Anonymous Companies; Trade Transparency Units; Holding Gatekeepers Accountable Among Policy Recommendations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Worldwide anti-money laundering efforts are currently just a decimal point away from total failure, according to a new report published Tuesday by the FACT Coalition.

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