Friday, August 09, 2024

Tax Policy In A Harris Administration


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Why Coke’s $24b epic tax battle is staying hidden

The stakes of a fight with the US Internal Revenue Service over “astronomical” profits in low-tax countries are visible only in fine 


decade-long dispute between Coca-Cola and the US tax authorities has escalated to the point that the company could owe $US16 billion ($24 billion) in back taxes, enough to wipe out a year and a half of profits, with the figure rising by more than $US1 billion a year.

The soft-drink maker has been hiding “astronomical levels” of profit in low-tax countries including Ireland to shield it from the US Internal Revenue Service, according to a withering court judgment, which the company is planning to appeal against later this year.



Tax Policy In A Harris Administration


G20 Celebrates Historic International Tax Cooperation, Punts Proposed 2% Billionaire Tax




There are six reasons to tax and none involve funding the government

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I published the next video in the Economic Truths series this morning. In it, I argue that as a matter of fact, tax does not
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The men who killed the news: The exercise of power

Of all the relationships in government, the one that usually creates the most tension is with the media. Politicians often fear media owners and act accordingly.