Comment by barrkel
Comment by barrkel 3 days ago
The word chosen at the end of the article:
> I’m sure the international tax lawyers around the world are strategizing new tax evasion strategies even as I write these words.
It should be clear that tax avoidance and evasion are quite different things, and the Double Irish Dutch Sandwich was tax avoidance and not evasion.
Tax avoidance and evasion are not distinct categories. Some things are clearly legal. Some things are clearly illegal. And for many things, the legality can only be determined by a court after the fact.
Laws are inherently ambiguous. There is no objective classification that tells for each possible action whether it is legal or illegal. That's why courts and lawyers are needed.