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re:publica 18 - Alle Sessions Podcast
Taxation and leaks like Paradise Papers ... an endless story

Taxation and leaks like Paradise Papers ... an endless story

re:publica 18 - Alle Sessions vor 8 Jahren

Taxation, again the most boring talk at #rp18, but hey it's the economy stupid, and you pay for it! This didn't change since last year. We will a provide a quick overview of what happened in the last year concerning the international taxation system and h

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Daniela Platsch, Walter Palmetshofer This talk is an update on what
happened in the last year in the international taxation sphere. We
will also provide a quick overview of the international taxation
system. The topics of our talk will be: - Paradise Papers: After
the famous #LuxLeaks and #PanamaPapers, the Paradise Papers were
published in November 2017. A set of 13.4 million
confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investments
19 tax jurisdictions. We will provide a summary, show the
biggest cases, and demonstrate how this is a structural problem. -
How many billions our favourite tech companies (Google, Amazon,
Apple, Microsoft,...) evaded in taxes - The European Commission and
parliament's positions on the European “tax heaven issues.”
- Structural issues and why this an endless story We will explain
what a Double Irish Sandwich is and why international corporations
like Google only pay 2.4% taxes. And how your favourite tech
companies (Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft,...) evaded billions in
taxes. This tax-dodging costs the European Union more than $50
billion. Annually. We bring this number into perspective. And why
you pay more. And why this boring issue is one of the biggest
questions of our time. Won't be boring.