Corporate Tax Avoidance
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Tax havens, postbox companies and offshore structures  (20.09.05)
In April 2004, the Berne Declaration strongly criticized Winterthur-based coffee trading company VOLCAFE for its use of an offshore structure. Since VOLCAFE conducted some business activities through the Jersey-based subsidiary, any profits arising from those transactions were not subject to taxation. Three months later VOLCAFE dismantled the controversial postbox company.

   Tax havens, postbox companies and offshore structures (78 KB)

   Berne Declaration Proposal for the inclusion of Tax as a CSR issue in the coffee trade (60 KB)

   Coffee Tax Code Notes by Tax Research Ltd. (83 KB)


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