Financial Transparency Coalition

In the attached briefing, we discuss why it’s vital to upgrade the UN tax committee to a full fledged intergovernmental commission, and why this should be important to BRICS governments. The 2016 BRICS Summit will be hosted by India in October. 

What’s beneficial ownership? Why are we hearing about anonymous companies in the news so much lately? Is anyone doing anything about the abuse of shell companies? If you have any of these questions, you’re in luck, because we’ve just launched a series of two-page briefings aimed at dissecting some of the most important aspects of

This briefing, designed for negotiators and delegates at the Third Financing for Development Conference, addresses concerns around the proposed creation of a universal and equitable intergovernmental body on tax issues, and goes over some of the reasons why it’s vital to creating a global financial system that works for everyone involved. 

This one page briefing explores what the proposed UN intergovernmental body should look like, what resources it would need to succeed, and other key features necessary to create a tax body that can address problems in our international financial system.