It is well known that modern multinationals such as Google can derive substantial revenue and profits from Australia without significant physical presence here.
- Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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?
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.
The reelected Coalition government will be forced to confront multinational tax avoidance more effectively or suffer the revenue problems.
Wins for small business; significant superannuation reform; multinational tax avoidance addressed; and more.
Global measures to crack down on tax avoidance by multinationals will take some time to deliver. And there’s still work to be done locally.
The tax law established pre-internet is failing to keep up with the digital economy.
Country-by-country reporting is the big achievement of the OECD’s plan to help stop multinational tax avoidance.
Pushback from business is the real issue standing in the way of a successful crackdown on multinational tax avoidance.
Almost 1.3 million Australian taxpayers use negative gearing. But the policy is inherently unfair.
The Law Council of Australia has claimed Australia’s proposed Google tax should not be implemented - but a backflip by Amazon in the UK shows it can work.
A close look at Hockey’s tax avoidance laws aimed at multinationals like Apple and Google, shows they can avoid them.
A new formula adopted by the ATO is likely to act as both a detection tool and deterrent to corporate tax avoidance.
Treasurer Joe Hockey is considering a Google tax similar to that introduced in the UK, but experts warn it could derail global action on tax avoidance.
Experts have welcomed another wave of discussion on tax reform, and this time everything’s on the table.
Some may be surprised to hear the Corporate Tax Association (CTA) is calling for greater transparency around the tax paid by companies. One may ask why major companies would prefer to enhance transparency…
Joe Hockey has hinted he may introduce a “Google tax” as a new weapon to tackle profit shifting by multinational enterprises. The Treasurer’s suggestion is not only political as a counter to aggressive…
Tax avoidance by multinational enterprises is not new. But the current level of political will and public outcry on the issue is uncommon in the history of taxation. The upcoming G20 meeting in Brisbane…
Hundreds of advance tax agreements between Luxembourg and more than 300 taxpayers were leaked and published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists last week. The taxpayers involved…
Ireland has this week moved to change its tax law, closing the “double Irish” tax avoidance technique widely used by multinational enterprises including Google and Microsoft. In very broad terms, the current…
Public outcries over tax avoidance by multinational enterprises like Apple and Google have pushed politicians to act. The unprecedented international political will to combat base erosion profit shifting…
Treasurer Joe Hockey has said that he will improve the structural integrity of Australia’s tax system to address international tax avoidance by multinational enterprises. In particular, the tax law will…
Apple, famous for its innovative products, is equally creative in its tax structure. From 2009 to 2012, it successfully sheltered US$44 billion from being taxed anywhere in the world, including sales generated…
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