Anonymous companies have been linked to money laundering, fraud, drug trafficking, sanctions evasion, corruption, tax crimes, human trafficking, organized crime, terrorist financing, and other forms of illicit activity. The Corporate Transparency Act remains our best tool to fight back.
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, bipartisan outcry from lawmakers over Treasury’s move to gut the ownership reporting requirements for U.S. companies, and FACT’s research prompts new legislation to end tax subsidies for foreign oil and gas drilling.
“By failing to fulfill Congress’ mandate for greater financial integrity, the Treasury Department has handed a major victory to U.S. adversaries, corrupt officials, fraudsters, and tax evaders who use our financial system to move and hide illicit wealth.”
– Erica Hanichak, co-director of the FACT Coalition
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, FACT-endorsed corporate tax transparency legislation is reintroduced in the House and Senate, sparks fly at FinCEN’s annual HFSC oversight hearing, FACT announces an event bridging transparency issues and American democracy, and more.
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, Erica Hanichak and Zorka Milin are named FACT co-directors, Microsoft and other major multinationals release their first EU international tax reports, Julia Yansura contributes to hard-hitting reporting on Ecuadorian gold, and more.
FACT is pleased to announce the appointment of Zorka Milin and Erica Hanichak as co-directors following the departure of executive director Ian Gary.
