Australia's top 40 tax dodgers

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

How did Bond go broke selling beer to Australians?

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Bond went to jail

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

How did Bond go broke selling beer to Australians?

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He didn't. He robbed the companies and thus the shareholders and made the money disappear leaving behind company shells with assets sold off and massive debt.

Healthscope. Are there any honest people left in the World of big business?

Healthscope Ltd - Michael West

Bupa reaches $157m settlement with tax office after decade-long dispute

Bupa reaches $157m settlement with tax office after decade-long dispute | Australia news | The Guardian

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Originally Posted by Arapiles

The big companies use tax minimisation, which is legal (and, as far as I am aware, they'd all be paying GST). Don't like the schemes? Then change the laws...... If I was going to reform the tax system that's where I'd start.

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That's why I think we should start tax reform by bringing back/in the death penalty for financial crimes.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

That's why I think we should start tax reform by bringing back/in the death penalty for financial crimes.

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How do you execute a company? I'd suggest that it won't feel a thing.

If you mean killing the company directors then I think that you might find that not many people would be willing to run companies - of any size.

Sorry I should've said serious financial crimes. I always love hearing that "no one will want to invest here/ no one will want to do the job", etc. I think they will, because nature abhors a vacuum. It's like that old saying/joke, "Who wants to live to be a 150? Ask someone who's 149 years old".

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Bupa reaches $157m settlement with tax office after decade-long dispute

Bupa reaches $157m settlement with tax office after decade-long dispute | Australia news | The Guardian

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I am just glad they got caught,i wonder how many get away with this type of thing?

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

That's why I think we should start tax reform by bringing back/in the death penalty for financial crimes.

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WOW ! That's up there with nuke them all!

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Originally Posted by scarry

I am just glad they got caught,i wonder how many get away with this type of thing?

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Obviously, if it has been a dispute for ten years, it is not a matter of "getting caught", but an argument about whether or not something was legal.