Letterbox companies, tax havens and the tax avoidance industry

    Activity: Talk or presentation typesInvited talkProfessional

    Description

    This workshop addressed the following questions:
    1. What are letterbox companies and how do they help companies to avoid paying taxes and undermine labor standards?
    2. What policies have encouraged the spread of letterbox companies? Which policies could discourage letterbox companies and their negative practices?
    3. What are tax havens and how do they work? What policies could help discourage tax havens?
    4. What is the “tax avoidance industry” and how does it work?
    Period9 Apr 2018
    Event titleFor a fair, modern and efficient corporate taxation in Europe: hosted by ETUC's research institute and the Socialists & Democrats group (European Parliament).
    Event typeConference
    LocationBrussels, Belgium
    Degree of RecognitionInternational