Tax

HMV goes into administration because of tax avoidance

6 Comments / Economics, Tax / Salman Shaheen

Sad news for dinosaurs like me who still like their music on little round disks that double as frisbees and mirrors, but HMV has gone into administration. No doubt the company has been beset with financial woes, but what few people seem to be reporting is how much the fall of His Master’s Voice owes […]

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Reputation is now a tax risk

1 Comment / Economics, Tax / Salman Shaheen

My editorial from the latest issue of International Tax Review Contrary to the tin-hat theories on Mayan prophecy, 2012 is over and the world has not ended. But the year brought great change for multinationals and how they conduct their corporate tax affairs. Tax avoidance has dogged companies in the mainstream press like never before.

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