16-07-2018 08:00
TAX3 Committee Delegation to Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.
PANA Study on EU-US trade and investment relations: Effects on tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency, EPRS
EU-US trade and investment relations: Effects on tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency © European Union - European Parliament

From 16 to 18 July, a delegation of the Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3) will conduct a mission to the United States. The purpose of the visit is to discuss with counterparts and interlocutors the state of play and future perspectives for transatlantic cooperation in the fight against financial criminality, tax evasion and tax avoidance and how to improve both tax and beneficial ownership transparency at international and OECD level.

The delegation will also engage with interlocutors across the pond on topical issues such as digital taxation, the recent US tax reform, country-by-country corporate income tax reporting, money-laundering risks posed by of crypto-currencies, and tax havens.

The delegation will meet with counterparts in the US Congress (both Senate and House of Representatives) as well as with representatives of the US Department of Justice, the US Treasury, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and from IMF and the World Bank. It will also meet journalists from the ICIJ, US tax experts, and digital companies.