Some Thoughts on the Ethics of Parking Profits Offshore

10 Pages Posted: 18 Mar 2014

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Robert W. McGee

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting

Date Written: March 17, 2014

Abstract

This article reviews the practice of keeping profits offshore to avoid or defer paying U.S. corporate income taxes on those profits, and examines some of the ethical issues involved in doing so.

Keywords: offshore, tax evasion, haven, ethics, duty, multinational, parking profits, repatriation

JEL Classification: A13, D23, D63, F1, F38, F6, G15, G18, H2, H87, K2, K34, L2, M14, M16, M41, M48

Suggested Citation

McGee, Robert W., Some Thoughts on the Ethics of Parking Profits Offshore (March 17, 2014). Journal of Accounting, Ethics and Public Policy, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2410020 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2410020

Robert W. McGee (Contact Author)

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting ( email )

Fayetteville, NC 28301
United States

HOME PAGE: http://robertwmcgee.com

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