As the nation pauses to mark its birthday with celebrations and fireworks displaying pride in country and patriotism, the FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition is marking the day by expressing its view on tax loopholes that are encouraging quintessentially American companies to renounce their citizenship when it comes to paying taxes.
As the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) takes effect, the FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition is welcoming its implementation and with it a new era in combatting offshore tax evasion.
The FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition hails the introduction of legislation to close the “inversion” loophole.
With the Senate set to take up consideration of a package of over 50 tax breaks, the FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition is reminding the American people of two of the more egregious breaks included in the bill and of their impact on this country.
“The House Ways and Means Committee should reject two tax breaks that benefit tax dodging corporations at the “expense of the rest of us. The controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-through rule and the active financing exception have enabled multinational corporations to avoid U.S taxes by shifting profits to shell companies in tax havens around the globe.
Faith leaders, small business owners, activists, and others will be fanning out across Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers in both chambers and in both parties of the impact that offshore tax haven abuse and the use of anonymous shell companies are having on communities as the FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition kicks off its Advocacy Days.
