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Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by 0xy on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:12PM (#27138013)
It's really hard to evade personal income tax, so why shouldn't the government just give up and tax corporations at 0%, while having high progressive personal income taxes?

Or, better yet, proper sliding consumption taxes. If you want a yacht or private jet, pay 150% in taxes.

Norway already taxes luxury cars at over 100% of their value.

Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by rcpt on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:45AM (#27138838)
This is right. Corporate taxes just create a tax evasion industry. If there were no corporate tax then shareholder profits would be higher. It's be simpler to tax the shareholders and an individual is unlikely to have an army of lawyers doing their taxes
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by notahacker on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:36AM (#27139841)
When corporate tax is zero and corporations don't hire tax specialists because nobody audits them, individuals don't need an army of specialists to hide most of their income and expenditure in a corporation, and basically anyone that isn't an entry-level employee can do it...
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by rcpt on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:00AM (#27142831)
How do I hide most of my income?
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by notahacker on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:22PM (#27147639)
"Expenses". They get audited at the moment though, because the companies paying them owe tax...
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by pjc50 on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:22AM (#27139338)
This provides an even bigger shift to turn "income" into "capital gains".

Or have your own personal shell corporation accumulate wealth and influence for you.

Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by extropy on Thursday May 13, 2021 @03:53AM (#27139512)
Yeah, just have your own theme park company, that manages your private mansion. All business expenses, you are just a janitor.
Re:Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on $6B ... by spacephysics on Thursday May 13, 2021 @12:15AM (#27138339)
That hinders technological progress. Typically newer technology in most consumer fields is bought and “tried out” by the wealthy. If it’s popular enough, economy of scales comes in and makes it more affordable.

Adding that heavy of a tax will disincentivize some wealthy from buying the product, leading to slower, if any, feedback loop to give that tech to the lower income classes.

You may ask, well the tech is already made. And a private jet won’t become affordable to normal folks anytime soon. True, but then the issue is, who determines exactly which items are taxed, and how much?

Most likely a domino effect that was not intended or predicted will occur, causing worse outcomes than the pseudo planned-economy hoped for.