Bud Abbott Quotes

One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.

The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway.

We can’t write a tax law that their lawyers can’t get around.

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

It's not Apple's fault that they're seeking to avoid paying taxes. They're not lying, cheating or stealing. They're following the rules that were created by governments. If the government doesn't like the rules, they can change them.

Yes, the rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set.

Technology giants have taken advantage of tax codes written for an industrial age.

Most large companies structure their affairs so that they minimize their tax payments. As long as you do it within the law, it's OK.

Politicians and economists figure out an elaborate system of tax and economic incentives and then every body else figures out a way to beat it

There's always another loophole to get out of the tax code.

You can close [tax] loopholes, but people will always find new ones.

The avoidance of tax may be lawful, but it is not yet a virtue.

It’s not easy to get rid of tax loopholes. The reason they are there is that people wanted them there.

Arthur Laffer has taught us, 'If you tax something, you get less of it.' That's why firms are moving offshore in droves. It's not about being unpatriotic. It's that it doesn't pay, after-tax, to invest in the United States.

I did not use a Cayman Island entity to avoid paying taxes for myself.

Income taxes are very poor at generating income from automation because the gains are realized by technology companies that are experts at not paying taxes.

I do not think we should tax people to a point where they are looking for tax loopholes and getting their money out of the country.

We are one of only two FTSE 100 companies which do not use offshore or other tax avoidance arrangements. In fact, we are probably one of the highest taxpaying companies in the index.

I was an international tax specialist. Yeah, I was an international man of mystery and tax specialist.

Each and every year, the United States loses an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenues due to offshore tax abuses by the wealthy and large corporations.

I don't blame anybody for using the tax code to their advantage.

Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.

And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.

In 2008, Goldman Sachs only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion and received an almost $800 billion from the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department.

Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship.