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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What constitutes a “taxable presence” in Australia lies at the centre of the government’s proposed tax avoidance clampdown on multinational companies.
Treasurer Joe Hockey’s small business package may lead to gaming of the system and fairness is an issue.
Only certain multinationals will be targeted under new corporate tax avoidance rules announced by Treasurer Joe Hockey.
Amid a rash of leaks and pre-budget announcements, here’s what we know about what’s in and what’s not when it comes to taxes and transfers.
If Treasurer Joe Hockey is serious about cracking down on white collar crime, he should bolster the new Serious Financial Crime Taskforce with stronger whistleblower protection legislation.
A new formula adopted by the ATO is likely to act as both a detection tool and deterrent to corporate tax avoidance.
No party is offering a wealth tax or anything equivalent to tackle UK inequality.
The Liberal Democrats’ tax plans are unlikely to make much of a difference.
Even with something far short of independence, international tax rules could cause major problems between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
The Conservatives have missed their chance to map out a coherent tax strategy.
In British election campaigns, tax has become what American politicians call a third-rail issue – touch it and it will kill you. In the 2015 campaign it has only been mentioned by the parties to attack…
Labour’s manifesto promise of fairer taxes – re-introducing the 10p tax and raising the top rate for high earners – sounds good. But they may not see the benefits in reality.
Treasurer Joe Hockey’s media comments this week around contentious tax issues don’t bode well for the Taxation White paper.
Congress has shortchanged the IRS by $7.3 billion over the past five years, and taxpayers will increasingly pay the price.
The vast majority of us will get a refund from the federal government, while the odds of an audit or worse are akin to getting struck by lightning.
As you wrestle with figuring out what you owe Uncle Sam, consider why the United States opted for an income tax back in 1913.
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?
If our dividend imputation system makes it unattractive for non-resident investors in Australian companies, why not extend tax offsets on franked dividends to them?
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.
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Visiting Professor of Tax Law, New York University, and Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
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Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Lecturer in Accounting, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Economics, Director of the Australian Institute for Business and Economics, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne