What are donor-advised funds and how are they turning the US culture wars into charity?
Words by Helen Flannery and Chuck Collins Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash DAFs channel huge amounts of cash to ‘culture war’ groups – anonymously. Why do people get tax breaks for using them? US law lets wealthy people get substantial tax deductions if they donate...
Proving the wealthiest New Zealanders pay low tax rates is a good start – but will they pay more tax?
Photo by Thomas Coker on Unsplash Craig Elliffe, University of Auckland If nothing else, the just released Inland Revenue study of the tax rates paid by the wealthiest New Zealanders should put to rest the notion we have a progressive tax system. We don’t. A...
How do rich politicians avoid paying tax?
By Ellis Simani, Robert Faturechi & Ken Ward Jr. IRS records reveal how Gov. Jim Justice, Gov. Jared Polis, former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other wealthy political figures slashed their taxes using strategies unavailable to most of their constituents....
Pandora Papers: how do people avoid paying tax?
By George Turner The Pandora Papers show how the tax industry uses ‘special purpose vehicles’ to avoid stamp duty – despite repeated legislation to prevent this. The Pandora Papers shed light on a UK property market that operates under two parallel structures. The...
Taxing the digital economy: what changes can be made? ▶
The question of how to tax multinational companies that operate highly digitalised business models is one of the most contested areas of international taxation. The tax paid in the jurisdictions in which these companies operate has not kept pace with their immense...
Will an international tax on tech giants be enough?
By Victoria Plekhanova Australia and New Zealand are signing up for an international tax on the tech giants — but will it be enough? Australia, New Zealand and many other countries are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year by not adequately...
Is tax the ticking time bomb of our generation? ▶
Is tax the ticking time bomb of our generation? That is the focus of this lecture hosted by the University of Auckland Law School. Featuring a panel of tax experts, this seminar will discuss current and pressing tax issues such as tax and the property market, wealth...
Is the bright-line test extension really just a capital gains tax by another name?
By Alison Pavlovich “If we want a fair and prosperous future, we need a tax system that helps to redress market inequalities.” ACT leader, David Seymour, and National Party leader, Judith Collins, have both labelled the extension of the bright-line test...
Is it time for a wealth tax on billionaires?
By Chuck Collins The US’s billionaires have amassed democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power as millions have been thrown into poverty, says Chuck Collins. What should good societies do when a wealthy few reap enormous financial windfalls during a...Subscribe by Email
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