I find myself in a bit of a dilemma.

Did you hear the news that certain large retailing chains are using “legal’ and sophisticated accounting routes around paying what could be deemed as their fair share of tax in this country. The likes of Starbucks and Amazon spring to mind.

I have listened to couple of arguments on this and the pro-tax dodge folk seem to say something along the lines of ‘it is legal, its the governments fault for allowing the loop holes to exist’

hmmm… so they are not breaking the law, no they are working inside the law but does that make it okay?

Its like when kids try and walk UP the slide. It might be the quickest route to the top but the fair and proper route is the steps. I guess the folk that have made Starbucks and Amazon the mega retailers have not done it by going up the steps. 😉

My dilemma now is whether or not i give any of my TAXED income to their tills. In the case of Starbucks it wont be hard to resist. Im not a big coffee shop type person…well unless i am ‘sans enfants’..which is um….never. Also, incredibly, where i live there isnt a Starbucks on every. single. street. Costa sort of rules the roost over this way..i wonder if they pay their taxes? 🙂

But Amazon? That is going to be harder. Its just so easy and their delivery options are generally pretty reliable…yadda yadda..BUT I sort of feel like if a company is going to be part of  a society then they should contribute to that society.

Just sort of makes sense to me.

Anybody else?