Tax Havens

Tax Dodging Jeopardizes Society at Home and Abroad

Heather A. Lowe | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Tax Day, Corporate Tax Evasion, Apple Tax Evasion, Corporate Tax Loopholes, Tax Evasion, Corporate Taxes, Tax Dodging, International Tax Havens, Tax Havens, Politics News

American corporations make use of offshore tax havens and creative accounting techniques to legally avoid paying taxes in the United States, while still racking up record profits. The seriousness of the problem cannot be overstated.

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Small Businesses Pay The Price For Corporate America's Tax Havens

The Huffington Post | Janean Chun | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Corporate Tax Shelters, Caymans Tax Shelters, Tax Havens Report, Small Business News and Trends, Corporate Tax Havens, Tax Shelters, Tax Havens, PIRG Report, Pirg, Small Business News

When big corporations use offshore tax havens, small businesses pay the price -- literally. If they were to cover the cost of corporate abuse of tax h...

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PHOTOS: Top Non-'Taxing' Travel Destinations

trivago | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Tax Refunds, International Destinations, Travel, US Destinations, Tax Vacations, Tax Holidays, Slidepollajax, Tax Havens, Destinations, Tax Rebates, Travel News

Why not take those much-deserved tax returns and put them toward your next vacation?

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In The Public Interest : Could Obama's Business Tax Reform Realize Its Potential?

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Taxes, Lobbying, Tax Loopholes, Obama, Offshore Tax Havens, Tax Reform, Tax Havens, Business Taxes, Obama Tax Reform Plan, Obama Corporate Tax Plan, Corporate Taxes, Politics News

The much anticipated corporate tax reform framework released last week by President Obama hit the right notes but lacked the details to know if it can fully realize it's potential.

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In the Public Interest: What Do Jon Stewart, Elizabeth Warren, and Barack Obama Have in Common?

Dan_Smith | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Taxes, White House, Elizabeth Warren, Politics, Congress, Jon Stewart, Budget, Tax Loopholes, U.S. PIRG, Citizens United, Loopholes, Citizens for Tax Justice, The Daily Show, Tax Havens, Barack Obama, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Politics News

It's been a big week for calling out corporate tax dodgers.

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Romney's Offshore Cash Causing Him More Trouble

NBC | Posted 03.27.2012

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Romney Revising Disclosures For Overseas Accounts

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Records Reveal Romney Holds Eye-Popping Amount Offshore

AP | By STEPHEN BRAUN and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: ROMNEy TAXES, Video, 2012 Elections, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney 2012, Cayman Islands, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Romney Tax Returns, Romney Offshore Accounts, Tax Havens, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney owns investments worth between $7 million and $32 million in offshore-based holdings, whic...

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Optimism for the Euro and Europe: The Win-Win Situation

Vivian Norris | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Vivigive, Hungary, Thierry De Montbrial, Optimism, Win-Win, Central Europe, Redistribution of Wealth, Jamie Dimon, The City, Eu, London, GDP. Japan, Peter Praet, Wall Street, Mario Draghi, Occupy, Eastern Europe, Occupt Wall Street, Eurozone, World Policy Conference, Cameron, US, Raiffesen Bank, Ecb, Herbert Stepic, Vienna, Bankrupt, Greece, Off-Shore, Tax Havens, Business News

The United States, and in fact, the rest of the world, especially the fear-driven crisis-mongering media and markets, could learn a few things by slowing down, realizing it takes time to build healthy economies, especially such a new one as the European Union.

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G20 Nations Pledge To Fight Cross-Border Tax Evasion

AP | By JOE McDONALD | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Council of Europe, Cannes, Group of 20, European Union, Tax Evasion, g20, Tax Havens, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Business News

CANNES, France -- The United States, China, Germany and other major rich and emerging economies have pledged to fight cross-border tax evasion under a...

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Tax Evasion Campaign Yields Billions In Offshore Assets

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Video, Offshore Assets, Swiss Banks, Offshore Tax Havens, Tax Evasion, Oecd, Tax Havens, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Business News

An international drive against offshore tax havens has reaped nearly 14 billion euros from would-be tax evaders, the Organization for Economic Coo...

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Why Rupert Murdoch Lobbied For Closer Ties With Panama

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: News Corp, Politics, Video, South Korea, Trade Deals, Trade, Lobbying, Colombia, Panama, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Free Trade, Corporate Taxes, Wall Street Journal, Tax Havens, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate News Corp. lobbied in favor of the new Panama free trade pact, according to federal lobbying disclos...

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The Top 10 Tax Havens

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Fraud, Bermuda, Switzerland, Video, Germany, Financial Secrecy Index, Japan, Tax Justice Network, Tax Evasion, Offshore Accounts, Tax Revenue, Tax Havens, Business News

Governments from 20 of the wealthiest nations in the world vowed in 2009 to tighten regulations that allowed for rampant tax evasion in nations and te...

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U.S. Corporations Fight Congress, White House Over Tax Havens

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Taxes, Territorial Taxation, Congress Taxes, U.S. Economy, U.S. Corporate Taxes, 112th Congress, Barack Obama Taxes, Offshore Tax Havens, Tax Reform, u.s. Corporations, Corporate Taxes, Tax Havens, Politics News

By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Large U.S. corporations are pressuring Congress and the White House to exempt overseas corporate pro...

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CEOs Rewarded for Tax Dodging Gymnastics

Chuck Collins | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Boeing, Tax Dodgers, General Electric, Offshore Tax Havens, CEO Pay, Ebay, Tax Havens, Business News

These CEOs profess to love America. But when it comes time to pay the bills, they'd rather outsource that job over to you or the small business down the road.

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WATCH: How The Panama Trade Deal Could Undercut Efforts To Repeal Bush Tax Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Taxes, Bush, Economy, Free Trade, Jobs, Downgrade, Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics, Deficit, Tax Haven, Irs, Trade, Panama, Tax Havens, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- During a Monday press conference addressing Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment t...

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Small Businesses Demand Debt Deal Address Corporate Tax Dodging

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Taxes, Debt, Small Business, Debt Ceiling, Boehner, Economy, Budget, Obama, Corporate Taxes, Reid, Deficit, Politics, Doggett, Tax Havens, Small Business America, Levin, Business News

WASHINGTON -- As political leaders push to reduce the nation's deficit with dramatic spending cuts, small business owners are asking Washington to low...

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GOP Struggles To Please Business Allies Without Giving Obama Win On Trade Deals

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Video, Boehner, Economy, Afl-Cio, Jobs, Obama, Corporate Taxes, Murder, Politics, Trade Deficit, Trade, Panama, Columbia, Chamber of Commerce, Unions, Tax Havens, Korea, Politics News

This piece is the first in a three-part collaboration with The Dylan Ratigan Show focused on trade issues, called Trading Our Future. WASHINGTON --...

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While Prosecutors Nail Banks Over Offshore Tax Abuses, Lobbyists Push To Delay New IRS Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Thewatchdog, Regulation Blog, Medical Research, Credit Suisse, Blackwater Overbilled, Offshore Tax, Offshore Tax Evasion, Watchdog Blog, Offshore Tax Havens, Wachovia Bailout, Tax Havens, IRS Offshore, Business News

Today's news that Credit Suisse is being probed by the Department of Justice as part of a wider probe into foreign banks suspected of aiding tax evasi...

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Déjà Vu All Over Again?

Angel Gurría | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Oecd, Gdp, Well-Being, Economic Crisis, Corporate Social Responsibility, g20, Tax Havens, Foreign Direct Investment, Business News

We could be forgiven for wondering if we have learned anything over the past few years. We would deserve less forgiveness if we were unwittingly preparing the ground for the next slump and no one sounded the alarm.

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The Global Economy's Corporate Crime Wave

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 07.08.2011

Read More: Corporate Crime, Corruption, Good Governance, Tax Havens, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Accountability, Corporations, Politics News

When companies are fined for malfeasance, their shareholders pay the price. The real culprits at the top of these companies rarely need to worry.

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In The Public Interest: How Much Did You Pay for Tax Dodging Corporations?

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Tax Code, Corporate Profits, Pfizer, Exxon-Mobil, Offshore Tax Havens, Pepsi, Tarp Funds, American Express, Tax Day, Bank of America, Aig, Comcast, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, Tax, Corporations, G.E., Tax Loopholes, Banks, U.S. PIRG, Tax Havens, Politics News

Instead of cutting needed programs, our leaders should take a close look at our unbalanced tax code and close the outrageous loopholes that allow the wealthiest individuals and corporations to skip out on paying their share.

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Offshore Banking and Tax Havens Have Become the Heart of Global Economy

Democracy Now! | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Tax Day, Offshore Bank Accounts, Taxes, Offshore Tax Havens, Tax Havens, April 15, General Electric Taxes, World News

As millions of Americans prepare to file their income taxes, Nicholas Shaxson explains how corporations and the wealthy use offshore banks and tax havens to avoid paying taxes and other governmental regulations.

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Obama Rejects Tax Increase On Big Business

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 06.06.2011

WASHINGTON -- As Congress grinds closer to shutting down the federal government and the White House floats proposals to cut social services for workin...

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Corporations Are Draining America's Vitality

Carl Gibson | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Fedex, Verizon, Budget Cuts, Corporations, Bank of America, Tax Dodgers, Tax Cheats, General Electric, Tax Havens, Business News

All that's needed to get our economy standing upright again and the wealth circulating throughout the economy is for Fortune 500 headliners to pay their fair share in taxes.

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General Electric: King of the Tax Dodgers

Chuck Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Tax Dodging, Corporate Taxation, General Electric, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Business News

General Electric Company -- known for its light bulbs, refrigerators -- and lately, for its nuclear reactors -- is one of the country's biggest tax dodgers.

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