When Did Tax Avoidance Become Respectable?

Evaluation, far from independent, serves to maintain the status quo 

• The UK government's proposals will do little to check fat-cattery or improve corporate governance  (1 Sep 2017)
• Four UK laws, including one on tax avoidance/evasion, coming into force in September you need to know about  (1 Sep 2017)
• Former Premier League footballers sue over faulty tax planning scheme  (1 Sep 2017)
• HMRC Statistics on Non-domiciled Taxpayers in the UK 2007-08 to 2014-15 (1 Sep 2017)
• Non-doms pay average £105000 in UK tax, data show  (1 Sep 2017)
• Benin Millionaire Sébastien Ajavon Fined $300 Million Over Tax Evasion
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• A lesson for Trump: the best tax reforms are the stealthiest  (1 Sep 2017)
• Why taxation need not be a dirty word  (1 Sep 2017)
• Owner of Engineering Firms and CPA Charged in Hawaii with Tax Crimes  (1 Sep 2017)
• When Did Tax Avoidance Become Respectable? (1 Sep 2017)
• Korea extends factory automation tax break, is accused of levying 'robot taxes' anyway (31 Aug 2017) 
• How big firms avoided up to £25bn in taxes
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• Trump vows to 'bring back Main Street' by cutting business tax to 15%  (31 Aug 2017) 
• What's behind HMRC's increased tax take from SMEs?  (31 Aug 2017)
• Chinese Oil Giant Sinopec Probed by the U.S. Over Nigeria Bribery Allegations
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• Steven Cohen raises eyebrows by using auditor (PwC) to sell fund assets holding up SEC settlement
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• Stung by reputation, Taiwan looks to turn corner on money laundering  (31 Aug 2017)
• Foreign regulators focus on CBA anti-money launder breach claims  (30 Aug 2017)
• Unite to crack open shell corporations  (30 Aug 2017)
  
• Trump's proposed corporate tax plan will add trillions to US debt – report  (30 Aug 2017)
• US tax reforms lay the foundations for an M&A boom  (30 Aug 2017)
• New Delhi seeks $5bn from Hutchison in long-running tax dispute  (30 Aug 2017)
• Big UK companies' tax underpayment rises 14% to £24.8bn  (30 Aug 2017)
• The Anonymous Companies That Protect Human Traffickers  (30 Aug 2017)
• Exposed: the Scottish firms busting sanctions for Russia  (30 Aug 2017)
• Why Britain must end its role as Europe's offshore secrecy haven  (30 Aug 2017)
• Trump's Tax Pitch Will Be Populist, But Bill May Benefit Elites  (30 aug 2017)
• Australia Avoidance taskforce sets out strategy against trust schemes  (30 Aug 2017)
• Uber Faces Investigation of Possible Foreign-Bribery Law Violations  (30 Aug 2017)
• India hails GST success after bumper July tax haul  (30 Aug 2017)
• UK Corporate tax avoidance crackdown centres on small businesses, reveals new research
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• Police investigate Offshore People over fraud claims  (29 Aug 2017)
• It's time the US Government stopped giving white supremacist groups tax exemptions
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• OECD: Global Forum releases second round of compliance ratings on tax transparency for 10 jurisdictions (29 Aug 2017)
• HMRC Guidance: Check if you must send a country-by-country report (29 Aug 2017)
• Trump's Pivot to Taxes Is Fraught With 'Pitfalls Everywhere'  (29 Aug 2017)
• Pakistani bank says New York regulator seeks to fine it up to $630 million  (29 Aug 2017)
• New York regulator seeks $630m penalty from Habib Bank  (29 Aug 2017)
• UK Propoerty Transaction: 3% SDLT surcharge raises extra £2bn  (29 aug 2017)
• Sports Direct wins tribunal over HMRC VAT claims  (29 Aug 2017)
• Silicon Valley Congressman tells tech to invest in Middle America  (29 Aug 2017)
• 'Only morons pay the estate tax,' says White House's Gary Cohn  (29 Aug 2017)