Starbucks, Google, Amazon, Accused Of Tax Avoidance In UK
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) have all been accused of “immoral tax avoidance” by lawmakers in the UK. This comes after the public...
View ArticleBermuda Shields Google Inc (GOOG) From $2 Billion In Global Tax
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) reportedly avoided about $2 billion in income taxes last year, by sending almost $10 billion of its revenue to a shell company in Bermuda. Bloomberg reports that filings show...
View ArticleApple Inc. (AAPL) And Google Inc (GOOG) Forced Into Tax Transparency
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other big global companies have been requested to be more transparent about the amount of federal taxes they pay in Australia. The plan was...
View ArticleU.K. Unveils ‘First Ever’ General Anti-Abuse Tax Avoidance Rule
U.K. budget chancellor George Osborne delivered the 2013 budget to the nation’s citizens today, and one of the main components of that budget was what he called the “first ever general anti-abuse rule”...
View ArticleEric Schmidt Defends Google’s Low Tax Payment In UK
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), defended the low tax payment of the search engine giant in the United Kingdom. He rejected public criticisms that the company is...
View ArticleGoogle Tax Avoidance Scheme: Former Employee Discloses Details
A former employee of Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) in its office in the United Kingdom revealed the tax avoidance scheme of the search engine giant, according to a report of Simon Duke and Jon-Ungoed Thomas...
View ArticleApple Inc. (AAPL) Tax Hearing Offends Ireland
The Irish government is trying to prevent the negative impact of the recent argument between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and lawmakers in the United States during a recent hearing regarding the tech...
View ArticleApple Inc. (AAPL) Tax Criticism ‘Extremely Warranted’: Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) who left the company in 1987 said the criticisms against the tech giant related to tax policies is “extremely warranted.” “Criticism of Apple Inc....
View ArticleBarclays Investigated By German Tax Authorities
Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) (LON:BARC) is under investigation by Germany’s tax authorities over the use of ‘dividend stripping’ strategy for alleged tax avoidance. According to German daily Sueddeutsche...
View ArticleHottest Links: Gifts Are Inefficient, Last Call For Bears, WWII Wages
Hottest links for Thursday 5th December, the late edition (see Wednesday’s edition of hottest links). Get our free daily newsletter (which HAS BEEN RECENTLY UPDATED) and never miss a single linkfest....
View ArticleStarbucks Corporation (SBUX) To Move European HQ To London
Starbucks Corporation's move means it will pay more taxes in the United KingdomStarbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), the largest coffee chain worldwide, will relocate its headquarters in the European...
View ArticleOECD’s New Tax Avoidance Rules Could Have Serious Unintended Consequences
New tax avoidance rules could hike consumer prices, cut investment and reduce wages, warns the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. OECD announces rules to...
View ArticlePublic Pressure and Corporate Tax Behavior
Public Pressure and Corporate Tax Behavior by SSRN Scott Dyreng Duke University Jeffrey L. Hoopes Ohio State University (OSU) – Department of Accounting & Management Information Systems Jaron H....
View ArticleTax Inversion Deals Pose Challenge For Corporate Communications
A January 6th post in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation focuses on the major challenges faced by corporate communications departments in trying to justify...
View ArticleBank Of America Helped Hedge Funds Avoid Taxes: WSJ
Jenny Strasburg of the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Bank of America used its U.S. banking subsidiary to finance billions of dollars in trades assisting hedge funds avoid taxes beginning in...
View ArticleAre We Heading Towards A Corporate Tax System Fit For The 21st Century?
Are We Heading Towards a Corporate Tax System Fit for the 21st Century? by SSRN Michael P. Devereux Centre for Business Taxation, Oxford University; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo...
View ArticleIMF Reviewing Global Tax Solution
The hedge fund trade to gain exposure and then encourage a U.S. corporation to enter into an acquisition transaction with a foreign corporation where it incorporates internationally to lower its tax...
View ArticleDavid Cameron – Britain’s Top Tax Hunter Becomes The Prey
David Cameron – Britain’s Top Tax Hunter Becomes The Prey by Iain Murray, Foundation For Economic Education David Cameron Feels the Burn of His Hypocrisy It’s the issue that consumed British...
View ArticlePowerful CEOs And Stock Price Crash Risk
Powerful CEOs And Stock Price Crash Risk Md. Al Mamun La Trobe University Balasingham Balachandran La Trobe University -Department of Economics and Finance; Financial Research Network (FIRN) Huu Nhan...
View ArticleDenmark Is Big Victim Of Wall Street Tax Avoidance Deals
Denmark Is Big Victim Of Wall Street Tax Avoidance Deals by Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, and Anne Skjerning and Tor Johannesson, Børsen, July 12, 2016, 7:59 a.m. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch...
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