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

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.