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ICIJ: Uber shifted scrutiny to drivers as it dodged tens of millions in taxes
By Scilla Alecci, 11 July 2022 CICTAR researchers estimated that, in 2019, the year of the IPO, Uber avoided at least $556 million in taxes globally. In recent corporate filings, Uber said it is currently facing numerous audits by tax agencies in the U.S. and abroad....
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CICTAR Update: Aged Care in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic put care for the aged on the political agenda across the Global North, exposing the dismal conditions both staff and residents have endured for years across much of the sector. From France to Canada, unions who have long warned about the industry...
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ABC: Labor and Coalition ramp up pressure on multinational tax avoidance ahead of election
By Nassim Khadem, 18 April 2022 Jason Ward, principal analyst at the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research (CICTAR), said he welcomes any moves to speed up the implementation of the OECD plan but said that alone was not enough. Read more on...
read moreSydney Morning Herald: Report questions where $10-a-day aged care food budget is being spent
By Clay Lucas, March 29 2022 The Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research’s new report Careless on Accountability, released on Tuesday, also looked at spending on food and said there was scant evidence the extra $10 a day given to operators...
read moreBFM Business: Unions accuse ORPEA of real estate speculation
February 24, 2022 The company generates "income for its shareholders through real estate speculation on the land and construction of its own retirement homes," says the report, prepared at the request of the two unions by the Centre for Corporate Research and Tax...
read moreCapital: Nursing home: Orpea accused of real estate speculation by trade unions
February 24, 2022 The Orpea group has used the income from its retirement homes to build up a vast real estate portfolio partly managed from tax havens, and engages in "speculation" to enrich its shareholders to the detriment of care for residents, accuse the CGT and...
read moreLe Monde: Orpea, its rents on the rise, its number of caregivers on the decline
By Béatrice Jérôme, February 24 2022 Every hour, Orpea has been operating one more bed in the world since 2015. Europe's leading group of retirement homes and private clinics has experienced rapid international expansion in recent years. Even if it means reducing the...
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Tax Notes: Shareholder Tells SEC Amazon Should Allow Vote on Tax Strategies
By William Hoke, February 18 2022 On December 16, 2021, the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR), a nongovernmental organization, said it was collaborating with Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd. in supporting a...
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News Roundup: CICTAR and PIRC engage with global investors to support responsible tax practices
On December 17, 2021, CICTAR announced a collaboration with PIRC, attracting significant media attention for the filing of a shareholder proposal with Amazon.com, Inc. by two investors as the first action of this initiative. The proposal, which called on Amazon to...
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Amazon shareholders demand tech giant be more transparent about global tax affairs and implement global standard
PIRC said it was supporting the filing of the Amazon proposal as part of a new initiative with the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research to engage with companies in sectors with a history of aggressive tax avoidance. Read more on the This...
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