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Charity tax avoidance

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Bags Thu 31-Jan-13 05:53:37

Charities avoid paying tax as well as companies and corporations. Who, apart from me, isn't surprised? Who, apart from me, thinks tax laws needs to be changed so as to deter tax avoidance? Who thinks it's time corporation-creep-afflicted charities were brought to book the same way as the capitalist corporations they have copied? #justaskin

It's the rules that are at fault as much as the users of them.

granjura Tue 26-Feb-13 19:51:16

A smoke screen - a few bursary places to hide behind a system that perpetuates privilege. I know someone who as the partner of a firm 'arranged' to show nil returns during the duration of his son's education a public school - so they could get a scholarship. There is so much fiddling around- if parents can pay 10000 and much more per term in fees, they can pay tax too. Private hospital are not exempt from taxes, are they?