@cictar.bsky.social
'this reform will be Lula's greatest legacy of fiscal justice in his three terms as president and will remove the country from the shameful list of countries that do not tax dividends.'
CICTAR's Livi Gerbase on Brazil's new tax reform here: cictar.org/news/brazilt...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
CICTAR's Livi Gerbase on Brazil's new tax reform here: cictar.org/news/brazilt...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
A Truly Progressive Tax Reform: Lula's Greatest Legacy for Fiscal Justice — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
CICTAR Researcher reflects on the new reform bill in Brazil, which includes taxation on Dividend payments, a reform previously highlighted by CICTAR’s research into links between company and family b...
cictar.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
'this reform will be Lula's greatest legacy of fiscal justice in his three terms as president and will remove the country from the shameful list of countries that do not tax dividends.'
CICTAR's Livi Gerbase on Brazil's new tax reform here: cictar.org/news/brazilt...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
CICTAR's Livi Gerbase on Brazil's new tax reform here: cictar.org/news/brazilt...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
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3/ A escassez de água causada por mineradoras no Equador, com @ecuarauz.bsky.social; Incentivos fiscais para empresas privatizarem o saneamento, com Livi Gerbase do @cictar.bsky.social e benefícios fiscais para o agronegócio, que desmata o Cerrado, com @flavioguetto
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
3/ A escassez de água causada por mineradoras no Equador, com @ecuarauz.bsky.social; Incentivos fiscais para empresas privatizarem o saneamento, com Livi Gerbase do @cictar.bsky.social e benefícios fiscais para o agronegócio, que desmata o Cerrado, com @flavioguetto
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Trump’s protection racket for the world’s largest corporate tax dodgers continues, this makes the G7’s Pillar 2 exemptions for US MNCs even more absurd! @cictar.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump’s protection racket for the world’s largest corporate tax dodgers continues, this makes the G7’s Pillar 2 exemptions for US MNCs even more absurd! @cictar.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
CICTAR's Jason Ward makes an appearance during ABC's Media Watch less than approving analysis of the 'Back Australia' campaign by major corporations (at 4.45).
www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
CICTAR's Jason Ward makes an appearance during ABC's Media Watch less than approving analysis of the 'Back Australia' campaign by major corporations (at 4.45).
www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/e...
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Public country by country reporting, it's coming soon...
The world's best multinational tax transparency reporting requirement! (best for now...) @cictar.bsky.social
www.law360.com/tax-authorit...
The world's best multinational tax transparency reporting requirement! (best for now...) @cictar.bsky.social
www.law360.com/tax-authorit...
Australia Issues Guidance On Public Country-By-Country Law - Law360 Tax Authority
Australia issued guidance Friday on how to comply with its public country-by-country reporting law, including filing instructions, formatting and the information required to be disclosed.
www.law360.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Public country by country reporting, it's coming soon...
The world's best multinational tax transparency reporting requirement! (best for now...) @cictar.bsky.social
www.law360.com/tax-authorit...
The world's best multinational tax transparency reporting requirement! (best for now...) @cictar.bsky.social
www.law360.com/tax-authorit...
“It’s a bit rich for the executives to get so much money when the company, which was initially a public enterprise … [doesn’t] contribute tax revenue from its profits back to its home country,”
CICTAR's Jason Ward quoted in the Guardian, on CSL's tax payments cictar.org/news/guardia...
CICTAR's Jason Ward quoted in the Guardian, on CSL's tax payments cictar.org/news/guardia...
CSL and Optus pay millions to executives despite paying no company tax in Australia — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Jason Ward quoted in Guardian article on low tax payments by CSL
cictar.org
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“It’s a bit rich for the executives to get so much money when the company, which was initially a public enterprise … [doesn’t] contribute tax revenue from its profits back to its home country,”
CICTAR's Jason Ward quoted in the Guardian, on CSL's tax payments cictar.org/news/guardia...
CICTAR's Jason Ward quoted in the Guardian, on CSL's tax payments cictar.org/news/guardia...
'This is a phoney use of a non-profit status in order to create private wealth. It absolutely makes no sense'
CICTAR's Jason Ward talks to Australian National Broadcaster, ABC about the proposed tax games of private healthcare company Healthscope:
cictar.org/news/abc/hea...
CICTAR's Jason Ward talks to Australian National Broadcaster, ABC about the proposed tax games of private healthcare company Healthscope:
cictar.org/news/abc/hea...
Private Healthcare company Healthscope under fire over proposal to farm millions in employees' tax benefits — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
ABC report on tax shenanigans proposed by a private health company, owned by Canadian asset managers Brookfield, as it seeks to re-launch itself as a non-profit outfit.
cictar.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
'This is a phoney use of a non-profit status in order to create private wealth. It absolutely makes no sense'
CICTAR's Jason Ward talks to Australian National Broadcaster, ABC about the proposed tax games of private healthcare company Healthscope:
cictar.org/news/abc/hea...
CICTAR's Jason Ward talks to Australian National Broadcaster, ABC about the proposed tax games of private healthcare company Healthscope:
cictar.org/news/abc/hea...
"If you had loved ones in an aged care home that was owned by men convicted of torturing more than a million chickens, you’d surely want to know"
CICTAR's Jason Ward explains why Australia's move to transparency on business ownership is a good thing: cictar.org/news/canberr...
CICTAR's Jason Ward explains why Australia's move to transparency on business ownership is a good thing: cictar.org/news/canberr...
Who owns that company? Find out in 2028 for just $207m — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Michael West media and the Canberra Times report on a new register of business ownership to be created by Australia
cictar.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"If you had loved ones in an aged care home that was owned by men convicted of torturing more than a million chickens, you’d surely want to know"
CICTAR's Jason Ward explains why Australia's move to transparency on business ownership is a good thing: cictar.org/news/canberr...
CICTAR's Jason Ward explains why Australia's move to transparency on business ownership is a good thing: cictar.org/news/canberr...
Another great podcast from Canadian podcaster Millennial Moron. This time with CICTAR's Jason Ward. Together they look at the private equity style behaviour of Canadian pension funds, and take a dive into the detail of the scandal surrounding the French care company ORPEA. cictar.org/news/podcast...
$500m CPP Scandal: A new Podcast with CICTAR Principal Analyst, Jason Ward — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Podcast featuring CICTAR Principal Analyst, Jason Ward
cictar.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Another great podcast from Canadian podcaster Millennial Moron. This time with CICTAR's Jason Ward. Together they look at the private equity style behaviour of Canadian pension funds, and take a dive into the detail of the scandal surrounding the French care company ORPEA. cictar.org/news/podcast...
How much profit does Starbucks make in the US State of Oregon and how much does it pay in taxes to the state? We don’t know. Find out WHY we don't know in the new podcast from @ocppnews.bsky.social with CICTAR's Jason Ward:
cictar.org/news/podcast...
cictar.org/news/podcast...
‘Policy For The People’ podcast: Jason Ward on Starbucks in Oregon. And how big corporations hide their profits — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Podcast featuring CICTAR researcher, Jason Ward
cictar.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
How much profit does Starbucks make in the US State of Oregon and how much does it pay in taxes to the state? We don’t know. Find out WHY we don't know in the new podcast from @ocppnews.bsky.social with CICTAR's Jason Ward:
cictar.org/news/podcast...
cictar.org/news/podcast...
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You may have heard of corporations using #OffshoreTaxHavens to avoid taxes, but what does that actually look like? The latest episode of Policy for the People breaks it down
@itep.org, @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social
@itep.org, @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social
How big corporations hide their profits — and how to stop it - Oregon Center for Public Policy
I want to thank Jason Ward and Spandan Marasini for sharing their insights into how it is that big corporations hide their profits and what we can do to
www.ocpp.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
You may have heard of corporations using #OffshoreTaxHavens to avoid taxes, but what does that actually look like? The latest episode of Policy for the People breaks it down
@itep.org, @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social
@itep.org, @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
'The partial privatisation of our electricity system has prevented growth... A state of manufactured scarcity has delivered rising energy bills...and huge dividends to shareholders'
New paper from NZCTU, with CICTAR research support, on problems of energy privatization: cictar.org/news/nzctu/p...
New paper from NZCTU, with CICTAR research support, on problems of energy privatization: cictar.org/news/nzctu/p...
New paper from New Zealand Council of Trade Unions/Te Kauae Kaimahi on public energy ownership (with research support from CICTAR) — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
A new paper from New Zealand Council of Trade unions calling for a return to public ownership for the electricity system
cictar.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
'The partial privatisation of our electricity system has prevented growth... A state of manufactured scarcity has delivered rising energy bills...and huge dividends to shareholders'
New paper from NZCTU, with CICTAR research support, on problems of energy privatization: cictar.org/news/nzctu/p...
New paper from NZCTU, with CICTAR research support, on problems of energy privatization: cictar.org/news/nzctu/p...
“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...
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...
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
cictar.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“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...
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...
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From Brazil, the Union of Water, Sewage, and Environmental Workers in the State of Bahia (SINDAE-Bahia) teamed up with @cictar.bsky.social to show how the privatization of their sewer systems are enriching a Canada-based private corporation, an "asset manager" called Brookfield.
Water down investment, top up returns - The pitfalls of financing Basic Sanitation in Brazil — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
The Brazilian people are subsidising the privatisation of water resources that, before Bolsonaro’s sanitation law, were publicly owned. Large companies are using loans that benefit from federal tax i...
cictar.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
From Brazil, the Union of Water, Sewage, and Environmental Workers in the State of Bahia (SINDAE-Bahia) teamed up with @cictar.bsky.social to show how the privatization of their sewer systems are enriching a Canada-based private corporation, an "asset manager" called Brookfield.
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📣 The price of going green: Tax gaps in the Energy Transition
What are the real fiscal costs of going green? This panel explores the real fiscal costs of the energy transition. #ClimateForChange2025
📅 13–14 Oct | 📍 UNICAMP & online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4jbO2zp
What are the real fiscal costs of going green? This panel explores the real fiscal costs of the energy transition. #ClimateForChange2025
📅 13–14 Oct | 📍 UNICAMP & online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4jbO2zp
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
📣 The price of going green: Tax gaps in the Energy Transition
What are the real fiscal costs of going green? This panel explores the real fiscal costs of the energy transition. #ClimateForChange2025
📅 13–14 Oct | 📍 UNICAMP & online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4jbO2zp
What are the real fiscal costs of going green? This panel explores the real fiscal costs of the energy transition. #ClimateForChange2025
📅 13–14 Oct | 📍 UNICAMP & online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4jbO2zp
"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...
CICTAR's Jason Ward on why Canada should follow Australia on tax transparency in Canada's National Observer: cictar.org/news/canadao...
‘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
cictar.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"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...
CICTAR's Jason Ward on why Canada should follow Australia on tax transparency in Canada's National Observer: cictar.org/news/canadao...
The World Bank, and other development agencies are using 'development' finance to promote privatized healthcare. Bloomberg has uncovered clear evidence of the negative impacts on patients and workers. CICTAR, our comrades at KMPDU,PSI and many others demand change: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Rights Groups Call for Probe of World Bank Hospital Funding
More than 50 human rights organizations, nonprofits and international development experts are calling on the World Bank to investigate its health-care investments in Africa and Asia, citing Bloomberg ...
www.bloomberg.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The World Bank, and other development agencies are using 'development' finance to promote privatized healthcare. Bloomberg has uncovered clear evidence of the negative impacts on patients and workers. CICTAR, our comrades at KMPDU,PSI and many others demand change: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"The link on tax & climate is essential - we need to make sure that the government policies in spending & in tax are oriented towards #ClimateJustice & not just doing greenwashing." Livi Gerbase @cictar.bsky.social
#ClimateForChange2025 this October in Brazil + online👉https://bit.ly/4jbO2zp
#ClimateForChange2025 this October in Brazil + online👉https://bit.ly/4jbO2zp
September 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"The link on tax & climate is essential - we need to make sure that the government policies in spending & in tax are oriented towards #ClimateJustice & not just doing greenwashing." Livi Gerbase @cictar.bsky.social
#ClimateForChange2025 this October in Brazil + online👉https://bit.ly/4jbO2zp
#ClimateForChange2025 this October in Brazil + online👉https://bit.ly/4jbO2zp
“It is clear that most large US multinationals would prefer to keep the scale and location of massive profit shifting out of the public eye”
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments on the lobbying of Trump by US businesses to bully Australia into dropping tax transparency laws.
cictar.org/news/afr/usl...
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments on the lobbying of Trump by US businesses to bully Australia into dropping tax transparency laws.
cictar.org/news/afr/usl...
US business giants ask Trump to bully Australia into dropping new tax transparency laws. CICTAR says ‘no credible evidence’ to back up their concerns. — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accounta...
US business giants object to transparency and ask Trump to bully Australia on their behalf.
cictar.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
“It is clear that most large US multinationals would prefer to keep the scale and location of massive profit shifting out of the public eye”
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments on the lobbying of Trump by US businesses to bully Australia into dropping tax transparency laws.
cictar.org/news/afr/usl...
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments on the lobbying of Trump by US businesses to bully Australia into dropping tax transparency laws.
cictar.org/news/afr/usl...
Amazing coverage in the Brazlian media of our recent report on privatized water and sanitation services, in partnership with local union, SINDAE: cictar.org/news/brazilm...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
Brazil Media Covers New Report From CICTAR And Sindae — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
Brazilian media coverage of CICTAR and Sindae’s new report on privatization in Brazil’s water and sanitation sector
cictar.org
September 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Amazing coverage in the Brazlian media of our recent report on privatized water and sanitation services, in partnership with local union, SINDAE: cictar.org/news/brazilm...
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
@psiglobalunion.bsky.social
"paying large sums...to win a sanitation concession auction has led to cases of corruption and high fees...France banned this practice in 1995. In Brazil, not only are we not prohibiting it, we are encouraging it with public funds”
Livi Gerbase (CICTAR)
New report here: cictar.org/all-research...
Livi Gerbase (CICTAR)
New report here: cictar.org/all-research...
Water down investment, top up returns - The pitfalls of financing Basic Sanitation in Brazil — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
The Brazilian people are subsidising the privatisation of water resources that, before Bolsonaro’s sanitation law, were publicly owned. Large companies are using loans that benefit from federal tax i...
cictar.org
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"paying large sums...to win a sanitation concession auction has led to cases of corruption and high fees...France banned this practice in 1995. In Brazil, not only are we not prohibiting it, we are encouraging it with public funds”
Livi Gerbase (CICTAR)
New report here: cictar.org/all-research...
Livi Gerbase (CICTAR)
New report here: cictar.org/all-research...
“My judgment on this is that this company is absolutely set up to never make taxable profit,”
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments in the Guardian on related part transactions and 'loss making' operations at Adani in Australia:
cictar.org/news/guardia...
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments in the Guardian on related part transactions and 'loss making' operations at Adani in Australia:
cictar.org/news/guardia...
Despite $22bn promise, Adani has paid zero corporate tax in Australia and experts think it won’t ever pay a cent — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
The Guardian reports on how Adani’s Australian assets regularly report annual losses despite strong revenue
cictar.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“My judgment on this is that this company is absolutely set up to never make taxable profit,”
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments in the Guardian on related part transactions and 'loss making' operations at Adani in Australia:
cictar.org/news/guardia...
CICTAR's Jason Ward comments in the Guardian on related part transactions and 'loss making' operations at Adani in Australia:
cictar.org/news/guardia...
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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
@cictar.bsky.social
Australia to miss out on tax top-up from multinationals | The Business | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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
@cictar.bsky.social
"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 vast profits they make in Australia and around the world."
CICTAR's Jason Ward on ABC: cictar.org/news/abc/tru...
CICTAR's Jason Ward on ABC: cictar.org/news/abc/tru...
ABC News: Australia to miss out on tax top-up from multinationals as Trump ends OECD reform. Read, listen, watch — Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research
ABC reports on how Australia will miss out on tax take as a result of G7 countries ‘caving’ to Trump
cictar.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"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 vast profits they make in Australia and around the world."
CICTAR's Jason Ward on ABC: cictar.org/news/abc/tru...
CICTAR's Jason Ward on ABC: cictar.org/news/abc/tru...