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November 7th, 2017, 12:22 PM | #31421 |
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As I understand it rich people use these tax haven schemes largely due to their secrecy. (These Islands have refused to join the public register scheme) The money goes nowhere near these 'Islands' in reality it stays in the UK. However, it may mean that they could hide income from their UK tax returns.
In the UK criminal offences will apply if a taxpayer fails to notify HMRC of their liability to tax, fails to file a return or files an inaccurate return. So if this leak means that many of these people will then have no choice other than to declare it on their tax return then this leak of information can only be a good thing unless you're one of these rich people. The more leaks and transparency the better I say. |
November 7th, 2017, 01:26 PM | #31422 |
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The smart rich stay rich by using such methods. I recall a pharma giant quoted as talking about tax havens in the 1950's. Statute of limitations and a lack of knowledge/will by the authorities usually means nothing happens to them.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/offshor...vens-1.3520086 That article says offshore credit cards have been cracked down on, but I never see any articles on anyone being arrested for it. There is a question on US tax returns that asks about foreign controlled bank accounts - but how would they ever know about such accounts? If someone has a foreign corporation, the ability to pay for your personal use seems to be a very tempting tax evasion method. |
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November 7th, 2017, 03:49 PM | #31423 |
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So long as nothing illegal has gone on what is the problem. Both the Caymans and Bermuda have apparently signed up to some convention that requires them to report to HRMC any accounts held by UK citizens. Most of the accounts there are trusts held by major investment and pensions companies and so many people on this site may unknowingly be benefitting from such legal arrangements.
If they are in breach of the law then I would hope HMRC insists on prosecution rather than the usual pay us a hefty fine and we'll let you off a prison visit. |
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November 7th, 2017, 04:02 PM | #31424 | |
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November 7th, 2017, 04:24 PM | #31425 |
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The event that shaped the 20th century
Unfortunately it happened in the "wrong" country. Capitalism and socialism are historical stages on the evolutionary scale of a society. They are not a matter of geographical, political and military blocs or alliances. The improvement of the living conditions of the working class in the western world, all the rights that most working people take for granted today, are the direct result of the fear from revolutionary upheavals that were already happening, like in Germany at the end of WWI. The welfare state, universal healthcare, unemployment insurance, paid vacation, paid sick leave, dismissal protection would not exist without the struggle of the labor movement and the capitalist fear from what the October Revolution stood for. Now that the revolutionary threat is largely gone and the working class lulled into sleep, the aforementioned achievements are gradually dismantled. Honest working people have been convinced that unions are a bad thing but tax evasion as practiced by the super rich just something "everybody would love to do". What the Paradise Papers revealed are the tax frauds of the super rich, not people like you and me. We're talking about fraud on a mass scale. It involves Hollywood stars, politicians, wealthy businessmen, corporations and others whose wealth is worth millions and billions. They benefit from the framework and infrastructure that was financed by all our taxes and without which their businesses would not be possible. They owe their wealth to the very society they're hiding their profits from. Hiding millions in some offshore company on the Cayman Islands is not the same as your appointment with your accountant. |
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November 7th, 2017, 04:25 PM | #31426 |
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https://www.theguardian.com/business...pany-registers Unless you have transparent access to both their tax return and all this 'overseas' information it is impossible to say if they are doing anything illegal. As the Government tells us when spying on everything else we do if they have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear. Not sure why these Carribean Islands are so keen to maintain the status quo, their people don't seem to do that well out of it, when a hurricane blows through the people are left without a pot to piss in and have to beg for scraps of UK aid. |
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November 7th, 2017, 09:15 PM | #31430 |
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There use to be a concept of "consistency" which was required in US tax law. A corporation's decisions had to be treated the same way in every country. Then came "check the box" - https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxanal.../#3e20fe52756a Many people warned congress not to pass this law.
I never thought this would pass but enough palms were greased and it did. So the net result is that countries like Ireland can arrange their laws so that companies like Apple can place the bulk of their taxable income in it for US purposes but not for Irish purposes. So some income has no place to be taxed, great huh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRmLm6tYNhQ If you can find the video where the Senators were talking to Tim Cook, it was like they were lining up to fellate him as they said how great Apple was. I don't see anyone trying to change the law. It is like congress legalized corporate tax evasion. |
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