Ian Gary
@ianpgary.bsky.social
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. https://thefactcoalition.org/about-us/staff/ian-gary-2/
“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...
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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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...
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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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...
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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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."
Why gutting the Corporate Transparency Act is a big - and very bad - deal.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 2mo agoThe Trump administration has taken steps to make sure that the United States is a safe space for money launderers, drug cartels, and international financial rogues.
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
Americans for Tax Fairness@4taxfairness.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe gave Big Oil huge tax breaks over the last ten years. Now, gas prices are up 50%. Oil and gas companies are making huge profits off of us. What are they doing with all that money? Stock buybacks. Senators Wyden, Schumer, and Bennet are right. Those should be taxed at 25%.
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.
Rana Foroohar@ranaforoohar.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy latest column: as.ft.com/r/85477aab-9... Just stop moaning and pay your taxes
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...
Trump Clears Way for Corporate Tax Dodge Hidden in the Fine Print
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"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...
Opinion | No Wonder Everyone’s Rallying Around This Terrible Idea
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Corporate Transparency: Treasury Should Address Gaps in Ownership Information Resulting from Expanded Exemptions https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107967?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=usgao
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...
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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Thanks to @icij.org for covering my Congressional testimony last week about the tax haven games played by Merck and other pharma companies.
ICIJ@icij.org · 3mo agoLawmakers and experts in several countries have called for pharmaceutical companies to be more transparent about drug pricing and tax dealings following revelations from ICIJ’s #CancerCalculus. Read the updates:
💰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...
U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’
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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.
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.
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...
Ian Gary@ianpgary.bsky.social · 4mo ago"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-...
...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...
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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Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz www.youtube.com/live/oiX-kmV...
Mayor Mamdani Holds Tax Day Forum with Economists Gabriel Zucman and Joseph Stiglitz
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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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.
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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🚨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
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...
"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-...
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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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: https://bit.ly/41upQ4h
@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...
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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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/...
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...
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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@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...
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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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."
The FACT Coalition@factcoalition.bsky.social · 5mo ago"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...
"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...
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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Good write up from @richardrubindc.bsky.social. Check out the @factcoalition.bsky.social's analysis here. thefactcoalition.org/major-americ...
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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Richard Rubin@richardrubindc.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew from us. The latest in an occasional project that I call We Read And Analyze 10-K Tax Footnotes So You Don't Have to. Highlights: Nvidia's giant tax payment, moves in Ireland and Malta and fun facts about transferable tax credits. www.wsj.com/business/nvi...