Seattle passed a “tax the rich” income tax by a vote of 9-0. The ordinance plans to tax those with a total income in excess … Seattle Makes History – Passes ‘Tax the Rich’ Income TaxRead more
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Consumer goods MNC RB is tax dodging
Oxfam has today released a report on tax dodging by RB, the company formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser and the maker of thousands of well … Consumer goods MNC RB is tax dodgingRead more
Posted inPolitics / Tax / ToMl / USA Empire
A Land Grab by the Ruling Elites
The White House has outlined a plan to give the nation’s millionaires and billionaires a massive tax break while adding trillions of dollars to the … A Land Grab by the Ruling ElitesRead more
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Why are Tax Haven Users Getting Govt Contracts?
The federal government is giving lucrative contracts to suppliers who avoid paying their share of taxes by using tax havens. This includes individuals and organizations … Why are Tax Haven Users Getting Govt Contracts?Read more
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15,080 Profitable Indian Companies Paid No Tax in 2015-16
Tax incentives allowed 15,080 profit-making Indian companies to have effective tax rates of zero, and in some cases less than zero, in 2015-16, according to … 15,080 Profitable Indian Companies Paid No Tax in 2015-16Read more
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New estimates reveal the extent of tax avoidance by multinationals
New figures published today by the Tax Justice Network provide a country-level breakdown of the estimated tax losses to profit shifting by multinational companies. Applying … New estimates reveal the extent of tax avoidance by multinationalsRead more
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Estimating tax avoidance
There are now a range of estimates of the global scale of tax avoidance. These include: the $600 billion annual tax loss estimated by IMF … Estimating tax avoidanceRead more
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The Panama papers are not about tax
This deliberately provocative headline is of course not fully true: tax is clearly a tremendously important aspect of the Panama papers scandal, as it continues … The Panama papers are not about taxRead more
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The problems with measuring tax systems
In the past few years there have been several efforts to understand and even measure ‘spillovers’ – that is, how one state’s tax or legal … The problems with measuring tax systemsRead more
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Oxfam report on the International Finance Corporation and tax havens
Oxfam has launched a new briefing on the IFC and tax havens. The key findings of the report include: 68 companies were lent money by … Oxfam report on the International Finance Corporation and tax havensRead more