The Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner, is infamous for conveniently forgetting to pay tax on $80,000 of income and then getting kid-glove treatment from the IRS when his crime was uncovered. Not only did Geithner avoid even a slap on the wrist, he was confirmed to head the department that includes the IRS. So [...]
Archive for October 26th, 2011
Tim “Turbotax” Geithner Has a British Soulmate
Posted in England, Geithner, Hypocrisy, Politicians, Tax Compliance, Tax evasion, United Kingdom, tagged England, Geithner, Hypocrisy, Politicians, Tax evasion, United Kingdom, Value-Added Tax, VAT, Vince Cable on October 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Kudos to Obama Administration for Fighting Extraterritorial European Tax Scheme
Posted in Europe, European Commission, Global Taxation, International Taxation, Sovereignty, Taxation, Territorial Taxation, Worldwide Taxation, tagged Europe, European Union, Global Taxation, International Taxation, Sovereignty, Taxation, Territorial Taxation, Worldwide Taxation on October 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I don’t often have reason to praise the White House. But the Administration occasionally winds up fighting on the right side when dealing with the statists on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. I lauded the Obama Administration two years ago when the Treasury Department was fighting against a scheme from the Europeans to [...]