But the taxman is often the creditor who tips a firm into bankruptcy, says Mr Hood.
The club argued their hands were tied as the taxman refused a one-off sum.
Ever wonder if the taxman (sorry, tax person) hates collecting from anyone in particular?
The encouraging result was a modest profit and a net gain to the taxman.
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Now what Amazon does in Luxembourg is of no matter to the UK taxman.
All of this makes the taxman's job harder, particularly in countries with worldwide tax systems.
Predictably, the biggest winner has been the taxman, who collects a large share of gross takings.
But most big oil companies and others besides used similar practices to keep money from the taxman.
Apparently, altruism gets elusive when the taxman gets too close to your own pockets.
In which case expect the taxman, wherever he is, to become a lot more aggressive sometime soon.
The taxman calls these corporate income, not individual income, but we must look behind the corporate veil.
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Scrapping distribution costs means slashing the price of music and probably bypassing the taxman too, in many countries.
But of all the fees levied by the notorious taxman, the most unpopular are those that are hidden.
Amazon has taken creative steps to dodge the taxman elsewhere, but it faces increasingly intense attacks from the states.
That not only protects his anonymity while he goes about his crusade but also helps him dodge the taxman.
Employees could protect their pots against the taxman on condition that they contributed no further money to their pensions.
Both have uses beyond tax avoidance, which makes the taxman's task doubly difficult.
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In no other large country are options so leniently treated by the taxman.
Two particular features of products delivered over telecommunication networks will make it hard for the taxman to catch tax dodgers.
Giving money away to a cause of your choice is immensely more attractive than having it taken by the taxman.
But another home can also land you in hot water with the taxman if you don't know what you're doing.
Finance companies in Jersey are being asked whether they should share more information about their clients with the UK taxman.
So let's get this straight: If the investment bankers' money is grudgingly handed over to the taxman it's squeaky clean.
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Now the taxman has grown greedier, approaching tour operators and hoteliers for tens or even hundreds of thousands of rupees.
Since the pay of these plutocrats is highly variable, a bad year for them means a bad year for the taxman.
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But a 2003 agreement between the industry's lobby group and the taxman suggests this is little more than a fig leaf.
Google Inc. (GOOG), Apple (AAPL) Inc. and other Internet-linked companies may soon feel the long arm of the French taxman.
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