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Trevor Boucher. International Tax : Some Constraints
I certainly would not want to be seen as an apologist for multinational company groups in the current debate on what to do about profit-shifting tax avoidance activities of groups like Google and Apple. But there are some significant legal/technical … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged Google, OECD and tax minimisation, tax and information technology, tax minimisation, Trevor Boucher
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John Menadue. Tax dodging may be legal, but is it fair and ethical.
Senior executives of companies like Google, Microsoft and Apple have all admitted to the Senate in the last week that they have avoided billions of dollars of Australian tax by a range of devices such as transfer pricing and earnings … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged Apple, Big four audit firms, Google, Michael-West, Microsoft, News-Corp., tax avoidance, Westfield
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John Menadue. Taxes and the free riders.
Our tax system is in a mess. It is easily exploited by the wealthy who can afford expert financial and taxation advice. We hear from Alan Jones and the Daily Telegraph about dole-bludgers. The Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged age of entitlement, Google, high-earning Australians, tax avoidance, tax havens, Westfield
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