{"id":9420,"date":"2011-03-30T22:10:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T20:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=9420"},"modified":"2011-03-30T22:10:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T20:10:13","slug":"ge-says-we-all-got-its-tax-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2011\/03\/30\/ge-says-we-all-got-its-tax-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"GE says we all got its tax wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

GE says we all got its tax wrong.<\/p>\n

So I'll link their correction, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

As they say:<\/p>\n

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GE pays what it owes<\/strong> under the law and is scrupulous about its compliance with tax obligations in all jurisdictions<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No one ever said otherwise. We said you lobby to change those obligations.<\/p>\n

And they say:<\/p>\n

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The Times erroneously suggests GE makes use of tax “loopholes” or “innovative accounting.”<\/strong> Our accounting and tax positions fully comply with all applicable rules and regulations and are based on sound public policy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Again, no one ever said otherwise.<\/p>\n

We just said you spend a lot of money make sure sound public policy accords with GE's view of what sound public policy should be.<\/p>\n

And we questioned the ethics of that.<\/p>\n

And the fact it meant you paid no tax in the US in 2010.<\/p>\n

And the article utterly fails to address those lobbying issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GE says we all got its tax wrong. So I’ll link their correction, here. As they say: GE pays what it owes under the law
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