It’s tax season. That’s why Canadians must pay close attention to the possibility of going from the tax avoidance realm into tax evasion when preparing their tax returns or hiring an accountant to do so.
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Tax avoidance – Analyses
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A cut in the Australian company tax rate to 25 or even 20% is important because it will attract foreign investment, boosting wages and the economy in Australia
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It’s unlikely the next budget will do much to address the UK’s failure to raise money from corporation taxes.
The ideas are already out there to tackle some of the tax avoidance highlighted by the Paradise Papers.
Unlike the Panama Papers, the latest leak shines a light on the elites of the offshore world.
Overwhelmingly, trusts are used to minimise tax, avoid paying creditors and to avoid the fair division of property after a relationship breakdown.
A treaty Australia has just signed will amend existing tax treaties to limit international tax avoidance.
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The administration’s plan to significantly cut the tax rate on so-called pass-through entities will likely lead to creative tax planning and outright evasion, damaging faith in the system.
New modelling shows governments need to ensure that corporations benefiting from the use of Australia’s resources, are contributing the same as they do in other jurisdictions.
In a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, ACTU Secretary Sally McManus said 679 of Australia’s biggest corporations pay “not one cent of tax”. Is that right?
The success of the first phase prompted financial observers to hail Indonesia’s tax amnesty program as one of the most successful in the world.
The GOP has a proposal on the table that could send shockwaves through the tax avoidance industry.
As long as the ATO doesn’t question why companies are reporting zero tax payable on their income, the public won’t know if serious tax avoidance is happening.
There are still a few real-world tests the Diverted Profits Tax or “Google Tax” will have to face before the government can claim it’s among the toughest in the world.
Countries around the world are moving to cut company tax rates, but it’s unlikely to stop tax avoidance by multinationals.