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New Report: Corporate Tax Transparency Becoming the Global Norm

April 23, 2019

Investors, Businesses, and Policymakers Increasingly Take Steps Toward Public Country-by-Country Reporting of Tax Information
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public disclosure of multinational corporations’ disaggregated profits and taxes is steadily progressing toward a global norm as investors, businesses, and policymakers have increasingly taken steps toward transparency, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition.

FACT Sent a Letter to the SEC to Call for Country-by-Country Reporting of Tax Information

November 15, 2018

The FACT Coalition filed a comment on November 15, 2018 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to urge the agency to develop comprehensive disclosure reporting requirements of tax information for publicly traded companies. The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.

Investors and Academics Push SEC to Require Tax Transparency, Other ESG Disclosures

October 2, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 60 institutional investors and academics called on regulators Tuesday to require more transparency in corporate filings — including information on offshore tax practices. The petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is part of a broader effort to align disclosure frameworks with an investment environment focused on long-termism.

FACT Urges SEC to Reconsider Proposed “Disclosure Update and Simplification” Rule

October 3, 2016

The FACT Coalition filed a comment on October 3, 2016 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cautioning the agency against proceeding with a rule to reduce disclosure to investors and urging the SEC to instead boost transparency through public country-by-country reporting.

Broad Coalition Calls for Greater Disclosure Requirements from the SEC

September 20, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nine groups—the AFL-CIO; Americans for Financial Reform; the Center for American Progress; Ceres; the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency, or FACT, Coalition; the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable; Patriotic Millionaires; Public Citizen; and US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment—are joining together to urge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to strengthen corporate disclosure requirements.

Toward A Sustainable Economy: Transparency, Long-Termism, and the SEC

September 20, 2016 | 9:30am ET – 11:00am ET
Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the AFL-CIO, Americans for Financial Reform, Ceres, the Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency Coalition, the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, the Patriotic Millionaires, Public Citizen, and US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment for a discussion on transparency, long-termism, and the state of SEC corporate disclosures.