Peter Hargreaves Quotes

One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.

I do think corporations should pay their tax.

The public, investors and stakeholders now expect higher standards of tax compliance and more transparency from large businesses about the way they approach taxation.

Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance.

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.

I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you don't owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes.

Corporations must pay tax.

You and I have to pay more to cover their tax avoidance.

I'm careful to pay every single penny on my taxes. I don't have any money offshore.

I think people have a legitimate right to minimise their tax obligations if they can, but they should pay their fair whack. I do think it's important to be transparent.

A growth strategy requires tax rates that people are prepared to pay and cannot avoid or do not wish to avoid by going offshore or leaving the country.

Tax has generated a significant amount of discussion, and companies are forced to do what they can to maintain that global competitiveness and perform.

I'll tell you who doesn't have any personal responsibility. Companies like General Electric and others who pay absolutely no income tax.

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

When, as an individual, you are not paying taxes, it is evasion. As a corporate, it is legal shrewdness or tax engineering.

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

Multinationals don't pay taxes in Africa - we all know that.

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.

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires.

Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many companies are sure to fight. And whatever new, lower tax rate is determined, there will probably be another country willing to lower its rate further, creating a sad race to zero.

Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits.

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

'Simplifying' the tax code is a priority mainly for people who make enough money to want to avoid paying taxes, and who make their money by means unorthodox enough to make avoiding taxes possible and desirable.