FATCA Law is Self-Destructing Fiscal Protectionism

by Brian Garst | Aug 22, 2011 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Taxation

I recently co-authored with Dan Mitchell an article in the Swiss magazine Schweizer Monat explaining the many problems with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and the schizophrenic nature of US tax policy in general. The key points: The rationale behind...

CF&P Letters to Treasury and Congress Call for Cost-Benefit Analysis, Repeal of FATCA

by CF&P | Jul 18, 2011 | News, Press Releases

Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Monday, July 18, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Letters to Treasury and Congress Call for Cost-Benefit Analysis, Repeal of FATCA (Washington, D.C., Monday, July 18, 2011) In a pair of...

Letter to Congressional Leadership on Repealing FATCA

by CF&P | Jul 18, 2011 | Letters

[PDF Version] July 18, 2011 The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the House 1011 Longworth H.O.B Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Harry Reid Senate Majority Leader 522 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Reid: In...

Letter to Secretary Geithner on FATCA Cost-Benefit Analysis

by CF&P | Jul 18, 2011 | Letters

[PDF Version] July 18, 2011 The Honorable Timothy Geithner Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Geithner: The Internal Revenue Service’s recent decision to delay the...

Senator Levin’s Latest Attack on Low-Tax Jurisdictions Would Backfire on American Competitiveness and Exacerbate FATCA Damage

by CF&P | Jul 12, 2011 | News, Press Releases

Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 12, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Senator Levin’s Latest Attack on Low-Tax Jurisdictions Would Backfire on American Competitiveness and Exacerbate FATCA Damage (Washington,...