[governance] Re: Telecom TV on Google and Taxes

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

You find me one corporation that doesn't avoid tax in weird and wonderful ways.  The IRS is your man, well, your organization, to nail down whatever crosses the line between avoidance and evasion.  Meanwhile, can we concentrate on the governance aspects of this, please?

--srs (iPad)

On 13-Dec-2012, at 10:52, "Ian Peter" <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

> Yes, I agree with the sentiments expressed by Parminder and Louis. Google is behaving badly in many ways, and its tax avoidance is a prime example. This being raised now is not some sort of anti-Internet conspiracy, its an expression of frustration that they are able to get away with this.
>  
> But I don’t really think much will be achieved by a letter.
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>  
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> From: Louis Pouzin (well)
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 4:07 PM
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; Suresh Ramasubramanian
> Cc: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro ; parminder
> Subject: [governance] Re: Telecom TV on Google and Taxes
>  
> + 1
> Louis
> - - -
> 
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh at hserus.net> wrote:
>> A strong -1
>> 
>> --srs (iPad)
>> 
>> On 13-Dec-2012, at 10:10, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 5:33 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Rather shameful that google paid 3 percent tax on its overseas profit!! It surely leaves it with a lot of money to spend in lobbying and advocacy efforts to keep global markets free for its unlettered operations... Like organising campaigns against ITU, German legislature, and so on.
>>> What does the list think?
>>> +1 if you think the IGC should write a letter to Google
>>> -1 if the IGC should not write a letter to Google
>>>  
>>> As always the IGC decides
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