A close look at Hockey’s tax avoidance laws aimed at multinationals like Apple and Google, shows they can avoid them.
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Only certain multinationals will be targeted under new corporate tax avoidance rules announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey.
The budget will toughen anti-avoidance measures to crack down on the profit-shifting being undertaken by 30 multinational companies that have been identified by the Taxation Office.
A new formula adopted by the ATO is likely to act as both a detection tool and deterrent to corporate tax avoidance.
Current regulations are a complete mismatch for today’s media practices and structures. While politicians shy from the debate, it’s time to heed public opinion and revisit the Finkelstein Report.
The tax package recently announced by the Federal Labor party is clearly well intentioned but it misses the point about multinationals paying their fair share.
Tax avoidance or tax evasion? One is legal and one isn’t, but there are acres of grey area in-between.
The Labour Party has put tackling tax avoidance firmly on the election agenda.
Labour has pledged to get rid of the centuries-old non-dom rule.
The government want us to believe in the “debt deficit disaster: in order to accept paying more tax. But why do parliamentarians need an inquiry simply to find out how much tax multi-nationals pay?
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.
There are many and increasing ways for corporations to minimise tax legally. Solving the problem will take more, not less firepower from the ATO.
With Australia planning its own Google tax, we’re likely to see state power and sovereignty come into direct conflict with corporate might.
Companies that embrace tax disclosures and remind the public they are contributing to the economy could actually benefit from greater transparency.
Tax avoidance costs the UK billions. It’s time to put it on the agenda for the election.
If we keep saying high finance is operating in a morality vacuum, we will miss the chance to understand and fix its problems.
Just what are the issues we need to watch when it comes to tax reform? Read this explainer.
As HSBC suffers under the scorching spotlight of public scrutiny once more, it is fair to ask why the banking group so often finds itself at the heart of the action.
The Henry Tax Review identified 125 taxes within Australia levied by all levels of government. Of those 125 taxes, just 10 taxes raised 90% of all tax revenue. The company tax is the second largest source…
A row between a Conservative peer and Labour leader Ed Miliband is once again throwing up some inconsistent thinking about tax avoidance. Stanley Fink, the former treasurer of the Conservative party, and…
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