Press Releases, Report

Analysis: Corporations Poised to Dodge $15M in New Stock Buyback Taxes Through ASR Loophole

Economic Security and Corporate Power
October 17, 2022

A new analysis from watchdog Accountable.US found that five publicly-traded companies have already announced nearly $1.5 billion in accelerated share repurchase (ASR) programs —potentially avoiding the roughly $15 million they would owe under the Inflation Reduction Act’s new 1% stock buyback tax—after spending $2.5 billion on buybacks.

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Mega Banks Testifying Today Reaped $1.6B From Abusive Overdraft Fees in 2022 Alone

Economic Security and Corporate Power
September 21, 2022

A new analysis from Accountable.US has found that in the first half of 2022, just three of these “megabanks”—Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase—have together reported over $37 billion in net income while reaping $7.8 billion in revenue from service charges on consumers’ deposit accounts, including over $1.6 billion from overdraft fees

Press Releases, Report

REPORT: Top Corporations in Major CPI Categories Rewarded Shareholders With $62B After Hiking Prices

Economic Security and Corporate Power
September 14, 2022

Following the release of the Labor Department’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, a new analysis from government watchdog Accountable.US found major corporations across several industries that have raised prices on everyday necessities have raked in “record-high profit margins” and near-record operating mar

Press Releases, Statement

Statement: Congressional Conservatives Cast Failed Votes to Keep Prices High

Economic Security and Corporate Power
August 12, 2022

Following passage in Congress of President Biden’s widely popular, cost-lowering, deficit-reducing, corporate greed containing Inflation Reduction Act over the objection of all Congressional conservatives, government watchdog Accountable.US released the following statement.

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