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Ian Gary

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Executive Director of the FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social and Fund for Constitutional Government. Defending democracy by going after dirty money, kleptocrats, and tax dodgers. thefactcoalition.org/about-us/staff…

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
“Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their ​citizens universal healthcare, calling it a ‘moral imperative’ that ‌people have access to the health services they need.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Pope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative'
Pope Leo made a plea on Wednesday for countries to offer their ​citizens universal healthcare, calling it a "moral imperative" that ‌people have access to the health services they need.
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
On my last day as executive director of the @factcoalition.bsky.social, I'm sharing these personal reflections. FACT is in great hands now with @zorkamilin.bsky.social and Erica Hanichak at the helm. thefactcoalition.org/who-gets-wha...
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It’s Always Been About Who Gets What and Why
Read the farewell blog from outgoing FACT executive director Ian Gary.
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Microsoft's first detailed tax report follows years of resisting investor demands for more tax transparency, and comes as Ireland takes the EU presidency. But the implications are even more significant for US tax policy. Our @factcoalition.bsky.social review: thefactcoalition.org/microsoft-eu...
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New Microsoft Tax Report Provides Fresh Insight Into Continued Offshore Tax Games
“Microsoft’s new tax disclosures raise serious questions about the misalignment of economic substance and where profits are located, and how much revenue the U.S. and other market countries are losing...
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Microsoft tax report is a glimpse of offshore games. As I told @richardrubindc.bsky.social, "There is public interest in this information so there's definitely huge value in that. Companies are always free to provide their own context and their own narrative. Unfortunately very few of them do."
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Why gutting the Corporate Transparency Act is a big - and very bad - deal.
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Our @factcoalition.bsky.social research shows that American Big Oil has been lightly taxed at home. As their profits skyrocket at the expense of ordinary Americans, Congress should do everything possible to fix that. A timely proposal led by @schumer.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Witty, fun read from @ranaforoohar.bsky.social warning against what she so perfectly labels America's "tax cut fetishism." We must defeat it to save the republic.
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Important new story from @jessedrucker.bsky.social and @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com reinforces our work at @factcoalition.bsky.social to close offshore tax loopholes. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b...
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Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"America is already a low-tax country — far lower, as a share of GDP, than almost all other highly developed economies....if the tax rate goes much lower, it will cease to be possible to run this large and complex country." @natasharsarin.bsky.social at her very best🔥 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/o...
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Opinion | No Wonder Everyone’s Rallying Around This Terrible Idea
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U.S. Government Accountability Office @gao.gov · 29/05/2026
Corporate Transparency: Treasury Should Address Gaps in Ownership Information Resulting from Expanded Exemptions www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107967?…
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I recommend this excellent @bloombergtax.com podcast for anyone who wants to get up to speed on where things stand on corporate tax transparency: news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...
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Corporate Tax Disclosures Let Investors Peer Into the Black Box
Investors are getting a lot more information about an area that’s been a mystery in the past: What goes into companies’ tax bills.
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Thanks to @icij.org for covering my Congressional testimony last week about the tax haven games played by Merck and other pharma companies.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
💰Follow the Money “The Mint buys gold that originates in a Colombian drug cartel mine. It makes Lady Liberty coins out of gold from Mexican and Peruvian pawn shops and from a Congolese mine that is part-owned by the Chinese government, records show.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/w...
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U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The current corporate tax code that encourages offshore tax avoidance isn't "America-first," it's "Corporations-first, Americans-last" FACT policy director @zorkamilin.bsky.social speaking now at @usprogressives.bsky.social 's shadow hearing on tax policy reforms to end corporate greed.
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thanks to Rep. Brad Sherman for his spirited defense of the Corporate Transparency Act at today's HFSC markup, and for shouting out FACT's role in advancing this critical law. As Rep Sherman says, H.R. 425's repeal of the CTA would be a gift to scammers and fraudsters.
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
His recommendations are centered on France and Europe, but no less applicable in the US. Here's our recent @factcoalition.bsky.social analysis of this issue in the US: bsky.app/profile/ianp...
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Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
...in many countries, access to these registries has been severely restricted. Here's my story on why, and what the prospects are for better transparency in the future. www.occrp.org/en/feature/h...
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How Europe’s Retreat From Corporate Transparency is Shielding the Corrupt
For investigative journalists, beneficial ownership data is a proven weapon against crime and corruption. But with public registries closed across the continent — and a key reform deadline likely to b...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz www.youtube.com/live/oiX-kmV...
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Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 12/04/2026
Forget Switzerland: The US is now the No. 1 place to hide your money. This week on Reveal, we investigate how some US states are locked in a race to become the world’s biggest tax haven.
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It’s easy, and legal, to avoid paying your taxes by using trusts, but what are the effects?
The rich don’t need to go offshore to hide assets—they can do it right here in the US. But if America becomes the world’s tax haven, what are the effects?
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ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🚨Confronting Global Inequality #NYC @mayor.nyc.gov Zohran Mamdani sits down with #ICRICT's @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @gabrielzucman.bsky.social to confront global inequality head-on. 🗓️Wednesday, April 15 ⏰9.45 AM ET 📺 Watch live: youtube.com/nycmayorsoff... #TaxTheSuperRich
Graphic promoting a live event on global inequality. Joseph Stiglitz and Gabriel Zucman join NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for a one-hour discussion titled “Confronting Global Inequality.” The event takes place on April 15 from 9:45 to 10:45 AM ET and will be livestreamed on YouTube.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Presidents since Reagan have been promising a tool like Direct File. Elon Musk even proposed an IRS app for taxpayers. IRS actually built it! Users loved it, but then DOGE killed it after a meeting with the private tax preparation industry. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
graph showing positive evaluations of Direct File by usersheadline saying DOGE putting Direct File on the chopping block after meeting with lobbyists
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
"Amid skyrocketing oil prices and concerns about ordinary Americans subsidizing Big Oil’s expected super profits at the pump, new disclosures show how the U.S. continues to inadequately tax its oil majors." @factcoalition.bsky.social @zorkamilin.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/oil-and-gas-...
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Amidst Oil Price Windfalls, U.S. Oil Majors Continue to Pay Less Tax at Home than Abroad
Amid skyrocketing oil prices and concerns about ordinary Americans subsidizing Big Oil’s expected superprofits at the pump, new disclosures show how the U.S. continues to inadequately tax its oil majo...
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Tax War Room @taxwarroom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Big American corporations are reaping billions in tax savings from tax havens. But don't blame the tax havens - no, blame the U.S. tax code for being too weak to stop this 👇 Check out the latest FACT Coalition analysis of newly-required corporate tax disclosures here: bit.ly/41upQ4h
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
@reuters.com on our reaction to misguided ruling today. "FACT Executive ⁠Director Ian ​Gary said in a statement, 'The district ​court in Texas has just sided with cartels, money launderers, and U.S. adversaries.' " @factcoalition.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US judge strikes down rule targeting money laundering in real estate
A U.S. judge has struck down a Treasury ​Department rule aimed at curbing money laundering in real estate by ‌requiring that the beneficial owners of companies buying real estate in cash be disclosed.
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Check out the @financialtimes.com's coverage of the FACT Coalition's analysis of Big Pharma tax disclosures. Tax dodging on an epic scale. Revelations a result of @factcoalition.bsky.social campaigning. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Read FT coverage of our @factcoalition.bsky.social analysis of newly-required tax accounting disclosures and @wyden.senate.gov investigation into Pfizer: www.ft.com/content/9617...
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Big drugmakers saved at least $5bn on US taxes shifting income overseas
New disclosures show how pharma groups reduced federal levies last year by assigning profits to low-tax jurisdictions
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
@reuters.com on our reaction to misguided ruling today. "FACT Executive ⁠Director Ian ​Gary said in a statement, 'The district ​court in Texas has just sided with cartels, money launderers, and U.S. adversaries.' " @factcoalition.bsky.social www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US judge strikes down rule targeting money laundering in real estate
A U.S. judge has struck down a Treasury ​Department rule aimed at curbing money laundering in real estate by ‌requiring that the beneficial owners of companies buying real estate in cash be disclosed.
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Our FACT Coalition reaction to this deeply misguided ruling. "In striking down this rule, the district court in Texas has just sided with cartels, money launderers, and U.S. adversaries and given them free license to continue moving their dirty cash through U.S. real estate."
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"We expect the government to swiftly appeal this outlier decision and the appellate court to overturn it." - FACT's @ianpgary.bsky.social Read FACT's full reaction to yesterday's misguided court decision blocking enforcement of Treasury's real estate AML rule: thefactcoalition.org/federal-dist...
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Federal District Judge Wrongly Strikes Down Safeguards for U.S. Residential Real Estate
“In striking down this rule, the district court in Texas has just sided with cartels, money launderers, and U.S. adversaries and given them free license to continue moving their dirty cash through U.S...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Good write up from @richardrubindc.bsky.social. Check out the @factcoalition.bsky.social's analysis here. thefactcoalition.org/major-americ...
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Big U.S. Corporations Reaped Billions through Tax Havens in 2025, New Transparency Requirements Reveal | The FACT Coalition
New disclosure requirements show that huge American corporations lowered their tax bills by billions of dollars through the use of tax havens in 2025, while U.S. anti-abuse rules struggled to keep up.
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The latest FACT Coalition newsletter is out! Read our latest - Big U.S. Corporations Are Still Playing Tax Haven Games – FACT Analysis of Newly-Required Tax Disclosures. thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Criminals and the corrupt love to hide their money in US residential real estate. New federal regulations now in force will make that harder. A win for @factcoalition.bsky.social and its allies after many years! thefactcoalition.org/residential-...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This weekend, I was interviewed by @eisendrath.net about the work of the FACT Coalition to stop dirty money and financial secrecy. Listen in! @factcoalition.bsky.social omny.fm/shows/democr...
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It's the Democracy, Stupid | Feb. 28, 2026 - It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath (formerly The Big Picture)
On this week's show – Adam Klasfeld, founder and editor-in-chief of All Rise News – Ian Gary, executive director of the FACT Coalition – Mark Jacob, publisher of the Stop the Presses Substack – Mica R...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
WaPo "Fossil fuel giant wins $370 million tax break for burning gas as an ‘alternative fuel’" - quotes @factcoalition.bsky.social @zorkamilin.bsky.social. "Company CEO Jack Fusco donated at least $250,000 to Trump campaign." wapo.st/474VZmf
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Zorka Milin @zorkamilin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Yet another crack in the rule of law on tax: A major gas exporter just got a massive tax refund, claiming a tax credit meant for alternative fuels. This is very questionable legally, as I told @evanhalper.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Fossil fuel giant wins $370 million tax break for burning gas as an ‘alternative fuel’
The IRS allowed one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas to claim its heavily polluting tankers are low-emissions “motorboats,” the company said.
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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
"If I have one wish ... it would be for more transparency - if only for law enforcement - around who owns the different forms of corporate structures registered by the [US] states" - @oliverbullough.bsky.social speaking to @ianpgary.bsky.social from @factcoalition.bsky.social youtu.be/9Nr-q7yj9Kw
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FACT Book Talk: Everybody Loves Our Dollars – How Money Laundering Won with Author Oliver Bullough
YouTube video by FACT Coalition
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Did you miss my chat with @oliverbullough.bsky.social today? If so, the recording is now live. thefactcoalition.org/fact-book-ta...
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FACT Book Talk: Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won with Author Oliver Bullough
RSVP now for FACT’s virtual book talk with Oliver Bullough, author of the new book “Everybody Loves Our Dollars – How Money Laundering Won” on February 26 from 12-1 p.m.
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is why we need financial transparency in our Overseas Territories. Not because it’s a nice to have or some niche pipe dream. But because the veil of secrecy allows bad fair actors to use secrecy to their benefit - in this case evading sanctions on Russia.
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Russian firms have routed $8bn of trade through British island territories since invasion of Ukraine
Anti-corruption group Transparency International have catalogued ‘sanctions circumvention’ channelled through ‘unaccountable jurisdictions’
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Global Fishing Watch @globalfishingwatch.org · 23/02/2026
🚢 We can track vessels across the ocean — but do we know who truly profits from them? UBO transparency links vessels to the real people behind them, strengthening enforcement and helping curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. 🌊 globalfishingwatch.org/ubo
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A new report from @americanprogress.bsky.social reveals that the US subsidizes fossil fuels more than renewable energy sources. “Policymakers must stop forcing Americans to pick up the tab for dirty fossil fuel production that is harming Americans’ health and environment.”
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5 Hidden Ways the Government Rigs the Market in Favor of Fossil Fuels
While renewables have received scrutiny from the Trump administration and congressional Republicans over subsidies, the administration’s narrative hides how fossil fuel industries reap the benefits of...
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
DEADLINE FRIDAY: FACT is seeking a new Executive Director to lead our work fighting against illicit finance and unfair tax codes. The deadline for applications is February 27. Qualified candidates can learn how to apply here: thefactcoalition.org/about-us/car...
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Careers | The FACT Coalition
Learn about jobs and fellowship opportunities with the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition.
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The FACT Coalition's Erica Hanichak quoted in International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) report on the U.S. slashing office examining dirty money safeguards of cryptocurrency exchanges. @factcoalition.bsky.social www.icij.org/investigatio...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
JOB ALERT - Deadline approaching. Apply to be my successor as the FACT Coalition's executive director. Great job, great team! thefactcoalition.org/about-us/car...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
U.S. oil companies should not get taxpayer subsidies to drill in Venezuela - or anywhere else. My latest opinion piece for the @factcoalition.bsky.social in The Hill today. thehill.com/opinion/5734...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Want to read about some WINS?! Read the latest @factcoalition.bsky.social newsletter. thefactcoalition.org/just-the-fac...
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Just the FACTs 2/9/26
“Just the FACTs” is a round-up of news stories and information regarding efforts to combat corrupt financial practices, including offshore tax haven abuses, corporate secrecy, and money laundering thr...
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Ian Gary @ianpgary.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
EVENT - RSVP now for a book talk with Oliver Bullough on Feb. 26th. The Guardian calls his new book a “jaw-dropping exposé". thefactcoalition.org/fact-book-ta...
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FACT Book Talk: Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won with Author Oliver Bullough
RSVP now for FACT’s virtual book talk with Oliver Bullough, author of the new book “Everybody Loves Our Dollars – How Money Laundering Won” on February 26 from 12-1 p.m.
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Between four noted tax havens (Bermuda, Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore) PepsiCo is reporting it reduced its income taxes for 2025 by $661m, utterly dwarfing the effect of U.S. anti-abuse rules like GILTI. Current U.S. tax rules are clearly not dissuading companies from the use of tax havens.
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Naomi Fowler @naomifowler.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"What do (US corporations) Pepsi and Boeing have in common? They both paid more in taxes to foreign governments than to the United States last year." New analysis based on new disclosures from our friends @factcoalition.bsky.social thefactcoalition.org/new-corporat... It is shameful
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New Disclosures Reveal Continued Use of Tax Havens by Major American Corporations
The new tax information in companies’ annual financial reports represents an enormous improvement upon what was previously available, and is only the beginning of a wave of new disclosures pursuant to...
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The FACT Coalition @factcoalition.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The first round of new #tax disclosures from big American companies represents the culmination of nearly a decade of advocacy by investors, FACT, and others. Read FACT's top takeaways from the new disclosures here: thefactcoalition.org/new-corporat...
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New Disclosures Reveal Continued Use of Tax Havens by Major American Corporations
The new tax information in companies’ annual financial reports represents an enormous improvement upon what was previously available, and is only the beginning of a wave of new disclosures pursuant to...
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