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Wednesday, May 20, 2026 GAO Has Found New Ways to Save the Federal Government Billions of Dollars Over the years, GAO’s work has helped save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing duplication, overlap and fragmentation in programs. Each year, we issue a report that highlights this work. On this episode of the Watchdog Report—we’ll talk…

Today the Tax Justice Network published two reports on real estate transparency. The first one, “Beneficial ownership of real estate around the world” summarises the findings of the Financial Secrecy Index on real estate transparency. It also it updates the report “Beneficial ownership registration around the world 2022” by assessing the state of play of…

The global tax system has repeatedly put corporate interests ahead of people and the planet by allowing multinationals to transfer profits to tax havens. If adopted, the proposed UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation would overturn the century-old rules that make this possible. NEW DELHI—This week, delegates from around the world will gather…

The core of this argument is that the American Founding set the United States on a unique path that made it one of the richest and freest places in the world. Yet, this causal connection requires a leap of faith. Few have attempted to conjure a counterfactual in which America remained a British colony or…

The map reflects the weighted average capital allowances of three asset types: machinery, industrial buildings, and intangibles (patents and “know-how”). Capital allowances are expressed as a percentage of the present value cost that businesses can write off over the life of an asset. The average is weighted by the capital stock’s respective share in an…