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I would agree if companies were taxed on revenue, not profits.

• tpm 3y ago
  How is that relevant in relation to dividends, which are from already taxed profits, so artificially lowering profit to evade tax also lowers dividends?
  • anotherhue 3y ago
    I don't think that's necessarily true. Regardless, corporate tax avoidance is well documented. Suggesting that because they avoided it once the benefactor needn't pay meaningful tax on receipt is borderline facetious.
    • tpm 3y ago
      > Regardless, corporate tax avoidance is well documented. Yes. But taxing the revenue is a) already sort of done through VAT (if selling to public etc) and b) not a very good idea in general - it will make prices of everything higher for everyone. If a company is a low-margin mass-producer, their prices will be immediately +Tax%. This, to be popular, would mean the revenue tax would have to be low, which sort of defeats the original purpose. > they avoided it once who avoided what?