Jason Ward

COST Decries Massachusetts Foreign-Source Income Tax Plan - Law360 Tax Authority A Massachusetts proposal supporters said would fight offshore corporate tax avoidance and raise $400 billion annually would violate the U.S. Constitution and place the state at odds with other jurisdi...

Corporate lobbyists doing what they do!
"Numerous supporters of the proposal, including union leaders and advocates for education, public health, direct personal care and other services... Sen. Liz Miranda... said the change would ensure large multinationals "actually pay their fair share" of taxes"

‘Corporate Canada's deal making needs more sunlight’ — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research Jason Ward calls for greater tax transparency in Canada’s National Observer

"The Canadian government must not bow to corporate pressure — or President Donald Trump — and instead ensure that profits earned in Canada are taxed in Canada"

CICTAR's Jason Ward on why Canada should follow Australia on tax transparency in Canada's National Observer: cictar.org/news/canadao...

Optus among companies earning billions in Australia but paying no income tax — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research The Guardian reports on the latest ATO data and apparent tax minimization by multinationals operating in Australia

“Generally most Australian companies do the right thing...

Most of the abuse we see comes from the big multinationals, and big US multinationals in particular"

CICTAR's Jason Ward in the Guardian, commenting on the latest Aus Tax Office 'Corporate Transparency Report':

cictar.org/news/guardia...

Livi Gerbase from the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR) joins Canadian podcaster extraordinaire ‘Millennial Moron’ to discuss ways that Brookfield and other Canadian pension fund managers are leveraging tax havens and tax-advantaged programs to privatize public utilities in Latin America. Using CICTAR’s case studies of Isagen in Colombia and BRK Ambiental in Brazil they discuss the decline in capital investment into infrastructure, increases in prices to consumers, stagnant wages for workers, and the massive increase in debt charges to these former public utilities - which are potentially being used as a profit-shifting scheme to avoid paying taxes to the local governments where these utilities are located. CICTAR highly recommends a full perusal of this illuminating youtube channel, described as ‘Canadian content for people who love to hate Canadian content’ and providing accessible, but detailed insight into themes linking closely with a lot of our work.

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Palantir is the data giant behind ICE's attacks on immigrants.

Its co-founder is JD Vance's billionaire benefactor.

Stephen Miller owns around $250,000 of its stock.

Its CEO got up to an $85 MILLION Trump tax break over 7 years.

You see what's happening here, right?

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia) Australia to miss out on tax top-up from multinationals | The Business | ABC NEWS

Talking tax on TV (squatting @ MUA - Sydney Branch) calling out Trump for attempting to run a protection racket for giant US tax dodging multinationals
@cictar.bsky.social

Australia to lose revenue as Trump tax backdown 'protects American companies' The man who spearheaded negotiations on a global minimum tax rate says Australia could miss out on significant revenue from US multinational companies after the G7 "caved" to Donald Trump.

"Trump is essentially running a protection racket for larger US multinationals that most people already know are the most aggressive in dodging their tax obligations on the profits, the vast profits they make in Australia and around the world." @cictar.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

He Helped Big Companies Dodge Taxes. Now He’s Writing the Rules.

Trump’s tax policy is now crystal clear! He aims to run a protection racket to help US MNCs dodge tax in the US and globally!!! Transparency!
@cictar.bsky.social @globaltaxjustice.org @icrict.bsky.social @taxjustice.net @factcoalition.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/b...

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‘Cruel joke’: tax concession drives donations to Australia’s richest private schools and must stop, critics argue Eleven private schools received more than $3m from donors in 2023, topped by St Aloysius’ College in Sydney with $9.1m

Jason Ward of @cictar.bsky.social said "it was “ludicrous that donations to these elite private schools...should be tax deductible...while the state public school systems are struggling with higher rates of teacher turnover and class sizes.”"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bad Medicine: A Clear Prescription = tax transparency - Tax Justice Network Merck shareholders backed a call for greater tax transparency. Jason Ward explores what this means for Big Pharma, investors, and global tax justice

Even shareholders at the dodgiest US Big Pharma Co are demanding tax transparency, Merck is Murky... @cictar.bsky.social @taxjustice.net @factcoalition.bsky.social @icrict.bsky.social @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social @globaltaxjustice.org
taxjustice.net/2025/06/24/b...

Australian Treasurer Launches National Discussion on Tax Reform | Tax Notes Tax Notes is the first source of essential daily news, analysis, and commentary for tax professionals whose success depends on being trusted for their expertise.

"Jason Ward, principal analyst for @cictar.bsky.social ... applauded that the treasurer's speech" and called for "a continued focus on making sure that large corporations and multinationals are paying their fair share...to ensure integrity in Australia's tax system"
www.taxnotes.com/tax-notes-to...

Trend in top statutory personal income tax rate 2019-2024

EU Annual tax report shows that average tax-rate for high income declining from 42.9 to 39.9 %

The 0,001 % saw their wealth increase between 1995-2023 with 224%

So much scope for wealth taxes

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@gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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Opinion | This Loophole Buried in Trump’s Bill Is Anything but Beautiful

Trump is attempting to run a protection racket for US MNCs, this is not America First, it's corporations first and the damn the rest or us... @cictar.bsky.social @factcoalition.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...

Musk and Trump's undignified divorce rips the mask off modern America, in all its faded glory The Musk-Trump clash has continued Trump's tradition of happily exposing the once-secret nature of how power operates in the United States.

As the US descends further into fascism... "One of the very thin silver linings of the second Trump presidency.... Trump has pulled the mask off America, and the leering face behind it isn’t pretty." www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/06/d...

Report accuses Starbucks of tax avoidance through ‘ethical’ Swiss subsidiary Starbucks has defended its little-known Swiss subsidiary handling its ethical coffee sourcing after a critical report accused it of “major global tax avoidance.” The report, released by the Centre for...

Tax avoidance of Starbucks exposed news.mongabay.com/2025/04/repo...

by @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social

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Starbucks, entre café équitable et allergie aux impôts En 10 ans, Starbucks a transféré 1,3 milliard de $ en Suisse pour éviter d’avoir à payer des impôts dans d’autres pays où ses filiales sont implantées.

Excellent coverage in France of @cictar.bsky.social Starbucks tax report:
"The only thing the 'fair trade' label does is allow them to charge their customers more and hide an incredible system of global tax evasion," says Jason Ward of CICTAR"

Investors Seek Tax Transparency at Merck | Tax Notes Nana Ama Sarfo reviews a recent tax transparency shareholder proposal filed at Merck.

“tax transparency continues to have momentum with a wide range of mainstream investors,” Jason Ward @cictar.bsky.social nearly 1/4 “of shareholders supported the call for public country by country reporting.” @factcoalition.bsky.social
www.taxnotes.com/tax-notes-to...

US MNCs, already the most dodgy globally, could now avoid even more US tax payments! Trump & Co cut corporate taxes while gutting public services for those most in need. Shame!!!
House Bill’s $164 Billion Giveaway to Multinational Corporations Puts America Last @iteptweets @cictar.bsky.social

@cictar.bsky.social is on this one with union partners, perhaps an opportunity to expand public health capacity on the cheap!!!

US Pharma Investors Deserve Transparency to Understand Tax Risks Opinion: FACT Coalition's Ian Gary says large pharmaceutical companies such as Merch & Co. should be more transparent about their tax practices.

Merck shareholders get a chance to vote on a resolution requiring public country by country reporting in 1 week #tax #transparency Big Pharma aggressively dodges tax & the risks are mounting... @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social @icrict.bsky.social @globaltaxjustice.org @taxjustice.net

Lessons from Australia: Let the sunshine in! - Tax Justice Network Our friends and colleagues in Australia of the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research, Tax Justice Network Australia, and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney...

A new tax tool in Australia - it's going to get even better when the new public country-by country reporting data comes through thanks to Australia’s new world-leading multinational tax transparency reporting taxjustice.net/2025/05/12/l... from @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social

Excellent explanation of pension fund capitalism by @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social for @criticaltakes.bsky.social
criticaltakes.org/workers/the-...

References to Thames Water, Orpea/Emeis and how the Canadian funds lost workers' capital

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time for pension funds to end "short-term unsustainable profit extraction through privatization and genuinely invest in a long-term sustainable and equitable future for the planet" @cictar.bsky.social
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America Has Left the Building: U.S. Loses from our Global Tax Policy Choices, Others Could Gain Countries that once looked to the U.S. for direction on tax policy have concluded they need to form alliances without us. If so, it will often be to the benefit of other people around the globe and to...

Countries around the world want to crack down on corporate tax avoidance. But the U.S. wants to opt out of a global minimum tax.

The U.S will miss out on revenue from big American multinationals that will instead support communities around the globe.
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The US is an extreme case of corporate dominance, but the same is true worldwide. The response to criticisms of MNC tax avoidance is generally that "we follow the law", but who wrote those laws in the first place? corporate lobbyists! @cictar.bsky.social

Sad news…

Time to tax Tesla!!! @cictar.bsky.social

Peter Dutton’s amateur hour on policy So Peter Dutton would like to live in a 19th-century mansion on Sydney Harbour, with views of the Opera House and within a lion’s roar of Taronga Zoo. On the third day of the election campaign, in a r...

“Dutton’s attack on Canberra public servants is an attack on the policy heart of Australian government. The heart was weakened by the previous Coalition government’s habit of outsourcing policy advice to consultants.”

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... #auspol

Corporate tax avoidance. Who helps fund Australia, and who doesn't? - Michael West With the election looming, the promises of the major parties can only be kept if enough tax is collected to pay for them.

Want to know which corporation has been paying tax in Australia and which has not?

CICTAR has worked with The University of Technology Sydney and Tax Justice Network Australia to develop a tool that will give you the answers:
@taxjustice.net

michaelwest.com.au/corporate-ta...