G7 tax deal: if you think multinationals will be forced to pay more, you don’t understand tax avoidance: Finance ministers in London from the G7 group of wealthy nations have agreed a deal that has been described invariably as a landmark that will transform the landscape of global corporate tax. Although details are somewhat scant, …
South Africa in the news: Indian-origin surgeon in S Africa performs free operations to escape severe tax avoidance penalty: Although there is some merit in the benefit to the patients, this process sets a dangerous precedent’ A 71-year-old Indian-origin surgeon in South Africa has escaped a heavy fine or possible jail …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa’s spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers: shutterstock Small informal retailers are ubiquitous feature of any developing country urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even vital, component in the townships. Numbering over 100,000 across the nation, they make critical contributions to local food security, self-employment …
Tax avoidance might be legal but it’s time we seriously questioned its ethics: shutterstock.com Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Not, this time, for gunpowder, treason and plot. But for the news break by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) of the so-called “Paradise Papers”, a leak of 13.4m files detailing the financial behaviour …