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Launching #TAXDATA where you can find Australia's biggest 'lifters and leaners' with the tap of a keystroke

A co-pro with UTS and @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/taxdata-corp...
Time to make 'em pay! The big bludgers are the corporate tax dodgers - Michael West
The first step to fix corporate tax dodging is to expose who pays and who doesn't pay their share. To that end, MWM is launching TAXDATA.
michaelwest.com.au
March 13, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Australia's future must be funded by those who can most afford to pay

New tool to track good taxpayers & worst corporate tax avoiders in Australia #infotax
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@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @taxjustice.net Roman Lanis & Mikhail Shashnov
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Corporate tax avoidance. Who helps fund Australia, and who doesn't? - Michael West
With the election looming, the promises of the major parties can only be kept if enough tax is collected to pay for them.
michaelwest.com.au
April 10, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Behind Starbucks’ “ethical sourcing” lies a global tax dodge shifting profits from coffee-producing countries to Switzerland. Customers pay an “ethical” premium while vital revenues for schools & hospitals are lost. - @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social👉 taxjustice.net/2026/02/17/t...
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Great action in support of #strike
Baristas Starbuck in Brussels Belgium @sbworkersunited.org

We joined the global call for action
@seiupres.bsky.social
@iufasia-pacific.bsky.social

And also draw attention to the tax avoidance of the company in Switserland
@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
#NoContractNoCoffee

📣 EPSU & @effat.org take action to support #Starbucks workers on strike in the US!

✊🏾 We join @sbworkersunited.org & @seiu.org’s global action call - #solidarity with Starbucks workers.

A recent report reveals major tax avoidance of Starbucks - pay your taxes, pay fair wages!
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
More on the tax avoidance of #Palantir in Europe

Podcast of @opendemocracy.net with @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social of @cictar.bsky.social

One of the reasons 120 organisations have called for ending public contracts with the company

No need for Palantir in a democratic Europe

@epsu.bsky.social
Palantir and the art of Tax Avoidance
Despite reporting 55% profit margins and over $1.6 billion in net income, Palantir maintains an effective global tax rate of just 1.4% and pays zero federal income tax in the United States.
www.opendemocracy.net
October 6, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Excellent explanation of pension fund capitalism by @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social for @criticaltakes.bsky.social
criticaltakes.org/workers/the-...

References to Thames Water, Orpea/Emeis and how the Canadian funds lost workers' capital

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@cupescfp.bsky.social
Critical Takes
criticaltakes.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Another disgusting example of For-profit elderly care home owner robbing the state of funds to transfer to shareholders-Extendicare www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/c... story of @brettmckay.bsky.social

Pattern of For-profit care www.socialeurope.eu/book/re-no-1...

@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
Care home company got $8.8M in subsidies, paid shareholders millions
Read the full story and comment on stalbertgazette.com
www.stalbertgazette.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We urgently need wealth tax on people with millions that are often shielded

It would bring in billions for health, education, other public services, social security, pensions
New calculations of @gabrielzucman.bsky.social

@eurodadnews.bsky.social
@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
@epsu.bsky.social
Billionaire Wealth Has Doubled So Far This Decade
Inequality has boomed so much in the 2020s that a 2 percent wealth tax on multimillionaires initially introduced in 2021 would yield more than twice as much revenue today.
portside.org
March 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Australian Private hospital chain Healthscope of private investment firm Brookfield is broke www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The danger of private provision of public services is that the company walks away leaving the state to pick up the pieces
@epsu.bsky.social
@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
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May 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I've seen a higher number than 1/8th! 1 in 4, iirc 😱 But as my colleague @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social points out - at least it's not starbucks, because that would mean australians are not just buying shit coffee but paying a lot of money for it
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You may have heard of corporations using #OffshoreTaxHavens to avoid taxes, but what does that actually look like? The latest episode of Policy for the People breaks it down

@itep.org, @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social, @cictar.bsky.social
How big corporations hide their profits — and how to stop it - Oregon Center for Public Policy
I want to thank Jason Ward and Spandan Marasini for sharing their insights into how it is that big corporations hide their profits and what we can do to
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October 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Nearly one quarter of shareholders at Merck & Co, one of the largest in the big pharma sector, voted in favour of greater tax transparency.

In this blog @jasonward, explores what this means for Big Pharma, investors, & global #TaxJustice

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Bad Medicine: A Clear Prescription = tax transparency - Tax Justice Network
Merck shareholders backed a call for greater tax transparency. Jason Ward explores what this means for Big Pharma, investors, and global tax justice
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June 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A new tax tool in Australia - it's going to get even better when the new public country-by country reporting data comes through thanks to Australia’s new world-leading multinational tax transparency reporting taxjustice.net/2025/05/12/l... from @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social
Lessons from Australia: Let the sunshine in! - Tax Justice Network
Our friends and colleagues in Australia of the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research, Tax Justice Network Australia, and researchers from the University of Technology Sydney...
taxjustice.net
May 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Brilliant piece of research @ftm.nl on tax avoidance and evasion strategies of Tesla to prevent profits are taxed. With complicity of Dutch tax authorities.
And European corporate lobby wants to make it even harder to find out by simplifying [= abolishing] reporting.
@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social
Tesla heeft in Amsterdam-Zuidoost een bv die een belangrijke schakel vormt binnen Elon Musks imperium. Op papier is deze Amsterdamse dochter een giga autofabriek: de bv genereert 26 miljard euro. Toch betaalt het vrijwel geen winstbelasting in Nederland.
Miljardenomzet van Nederlandse Tesla-bv levert onze schatkist weinig op
Een bedrijfsgebouw in Amsterdam-Zuidoost blijkt een belangrijke schakel binnen Elon Musks Tesla-concern. Op papier staat hier zelfs een giga autofabriek. Daar profiteert Nederland echter nauwelijks va...
www.ftm.nl
April 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It's a big deal. Many U.S. multinationals will have to reveal tax information under a just passed Australian law. @factcoalition.bsky.social provided key input to Australian legislators. Congratulations to @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social and the crew Down Under. thefactcoalition.org/australia-pu...
FACT Applauds Australia’s Passage of Groundbreaking New Tax Transparency Requirements for Major Multinationals
Many companies, including as many as half of all large U.S. multinationals, will soon begin publicly reporting tax and other financial information for a range of high-risk jurisdictions typically asso...
thefactcoalition.org
December 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Investors need tax information to make financial decisions. That's why nearly a quarter of shareholders at pharma giant Merck voted in favor of greater tax transparency. To learn more, read this great new piece from @taxjustice.net and @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social.

taxjustice.net/2025/06/24/b...
Bad Medicine: A Clear Prescription = tax transparency - Tax Justice Network
Merck shareholders backed a call for greater tax transparency. Jason Ward explores what this means for Big Pharma, investors, and global tax justice
taxjustice.net
June 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Questing Beast argues that Brennan is coming from a “rules matter”perspective. That he wants “fruitful voids”to run the game he wants #dnd #osr #ttrpg youtu.be/7UIPeQ6G6hI?...
"You shouldn't use DnD for narrative campaigns."
Check out Surviving Strangehollow on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonward/surviving-strangehollow-for-5e The Polygon article: https://www.polygon.com/24105875/worlds-beyond-number-narrative-style-adventure Luke Gearing: https://lukegearing.blot.im/mechanisms-as-abstraction Sean McCoy: https://twitter.com/seanmccoy/status/1145172287785787392 The Fruitful Void: http://lumpley.com/index.php/anyway/thread/119 NEED MORE QUESTING BEAST? Patreon: https://bit.ly/QBPatreon Old-School DnD newsletter: https://bit.ly/TheGlatisant Amazon recomendations: https://amzn.to/30kfamM Merch: https://bit.ly/QBMerch QUESTING BEAST GAMES All my RPG rules and adventures: http://bit.ly/ItchStore Maze Rats (worldbuilding toolkit): https://bit.ly/MazeRats Knave (classless OSR-compatible rules): https://bit.ly/KnaveRPG The Waking of Willowby Hall (print): http://bit.ly/WillowbyPrint The Waking of Willowby Hall (PDF): http://bit.ly/WillowbyDTRPG The Alchemist's Repose: https://bit.ly/AlchemistsRepose Jim Henson's Labyrinth (print): http://bit.ly/LabyrinthRPG Jim Henson's Labyrinth (PDF): https://bit.ly/LabyrinthDTRPG Forbidden Lands: The Spire of Quetzel (print): http://bit.ly/SpireofQuetzelPrint Forbidden Lands: The Spire of Quetzel (PDF): http://bit.ly/SpireofQuetzelPDF Knock! Magazine #1 (print): http://bit.ly/Knock1Print Knock! Magazine #1 (PDF): http://bit.ly/Knock1PDF NEW TO OLD-SCHOOL DND? What is the Old-School Renaissance? http://bit.ly/WhatistheOSR A Beginner's Guide to OSR Rulesets: http://bit.ly/OSRRulesets How to run Old-School games: http://bit.ly/QBAdvice A summary of the OSR playstyle: http://bit.ly/PrincipApoc Essential OSR articles to read: http://bit.ly/BestOSRPosts My favorite OSR blogs: http://bit.ly/TopOSRBlogs VIDEO PLAYLISTS Advice: http://bit.ly/QBAdvice OSR Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/QBReviews The Questing Beast Awards: http://bit.ly/QBAwards Ask Dungeon Masters: https://bit.ly/AskDungeonMasters Mapmaking Tutorials: http://bit.ly/QBMapmakingTutorials Crafting: http://bit.ly/QBCrafting WANT TO SEND A REVIEW COPY OR ADVERTISE ON THE CHANNEL? http://questingblog.com/contact/ QUESTING KNIGHT PATRONS! Allen Opperman, Angel of the Dawn, Austin Weatherby, Craig Chouraki-Lewin, Doug Vieira, Dwayne Boothe, Dwiz, fikle, James Endres, Jose Trujillo, Kevin Harris, Klozee, Kurtis Bright, LeMorteGames, Lucre, Paulie, Ricardo Sedan, RollStats, Shell Moniz, Tim Imbach This channel makes use of affiliate links, which help support the Questing Beast channel at no cost to you.
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April 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM
@jasonward-cictar.bsky.social from @cictar.bsky.social: "There is nothing ethical or fair about Starbucks Swiss Scheme. This appears to be tax dodging plain and simple and steals money needed to fund public services, including those needed by its underpaid US baristas to make ends meet." #IFFs
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
B. Lee Mulligan, on DD5: «[People say that] because D&D has so many combat mechanics, you are destined to tell combat stories. I fundamentally disagree. Combat is the part I’m the least interested in simulating through improvisational storytelling. So I need a game to do that for me (...)» #TTRPG
"You shouldn't use DnD for narrative campaigns."
Check out Surviving Strangehollow on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonward/surviving-strangehollow-for-5e The Polygon article: https://www.polygon.com/24105875/worlds-beyond-number-narrative-style-adventure Luke Gearing: https://lukegearing.blot.im/mechanisms-as-abstraction Sean McCoy: https://twitter.com/seanmccoy/status/1145172287785787392 The Fruitful Void: http://lumpley.com/index.php/anyway/thread/119 NEED MORE QUESTING BEAST? Patreon: https://bit.ly/QBPatreon Old-School DnD newsletter: https://bit.ly/TheGlatisant Amazon recomendations: https://amzn.to/30kfamM Merch: https://bit.ly/QBMerch QUESTING BEAST GAMES All my RPG rules and adventures: http://bit.ly/ItchStore Maze Rats (worldbuilding toolkit): https://bit.ly/MazeRats Knave (classless OSR-compatible rules): https://bit.ly/KnaveRPG The Waking of Willowby Hall (print): http://bit.ly/WillowbyPrint The Waking of Willowby Hall (PDF): http://bit.ly/WillowbyDTRPG The Alchemist's Repose: https://bit.ly/AlchemistsRepose Jim Henson's Labyrinth (print): http://bit.ly/LabyrinthRPG Jim Henson's Labyrinth (PDF): https://bit.ly/LabyrinthDTRPG Forbidden Lands: The Spire of Quetzel (print): http://bit.ly/SpireofQuetzelPrint Forbidden Lands: The Spire of Quetzel (PDF): http://bit.ly/SpireofQuetzelPDF Knock! Magazine #1 (print): http://bit.ly/Knock1Print Knock! Magazine #1 (PDF): http://bit.ly/Knock1PDF NEW TO OLD-SCHOOL DND? What is the Old-School Renaissance? http://bit.ly/WhatistheOSR A Beginner's Guide to OSR Rulesets: http://bit.ly/OSRRulesets How to run Old-School games: http://bit.ly/QBAdvice A summary of the OSR playstyle: http://bit.ly/PrincipApoc Essential OSR articles to read: http://bit.ly/BestOSRPosts My favorite OSR blogs: http://bit.ly/TopOSRBlogs VIDEO PLAYLISTS Advice: http://bit.ly/QBAdvice OSR Book Reviews: http://bit.ly/QBReviews The Questing Beast Awards: http://bit.ly/QBAwards Ask Dungeon Masters: https://bit.ly/AskDungeonMasters Mapmaking Tutorials: http://bit.ly/QBMapmakingTutorials Crafting: http://bit.ly/QBCrafting WANT TO SEND A REVIEW COPY OR ADVERTISE ON THE CHANNEL? http://questingblog.com/contact/ QUESTING KNIGHT PATRONS! Allen Opperman, Angel of the Dawn, Austin Weatherby, Craig Chouraki-Lewin, Doug Vieira, Dwayne Boothe, Dwiz, fikle, James Endres, Jose Trujillo, Kevin Harris, Klozee, Kurtis Bright, LeMorteGames, Lucre, Paulie, Ricardo Sedan, RollStats, Shell Moniz, Tim Imbach This channel makes use of affiliate links, which help support the Questing Beast channel at no cost to you.
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April 2, 2024 at 4:23 PM
What CICTAR's @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social adds to the story is a deep dive into how the company managed to appear so unprofitable in countries with real tax systems this whole time. He maps out the legal structures, the movement of cash, and the tax benefits. It's important work and worth a read.
March 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM