Switzerland's top tax diplomat will step down at the end of August, the finance ministry said on Friday, as talks with foreign governments eager to crack down on funds hidden in Swiss bank accounts enter a critical phase. (12:49 am)

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Apple to Face Senate’s Criticism over US Taxes

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Apple to Face Senate’s Criticism over US Taxes (May 23)

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Ireland says will not be U.S. 'whipping boy' on tax

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Ireland's finance minister said the country would not be the "whipping boy" for what he called a flawed U.S. Senate report that said Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple shrink its tax bill. (May 23)

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British opposition leader says Google tax behavior 'wrong'

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Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. (May 23)

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Ireland feels the heat from Apple tax row

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Ireland called on Wednesday for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax bill. (May 22)

Senate panel peels back Apple's offshore taxes

By Reuters

Apple Inc's chief executive officer defended the company's tax record at a Tuesday Senate hearing where lawmakers said the maker of iPads, iPods and Mac computers kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to avoid U.S. taxes. (May 22)

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Senate panel hammers Apple over offshore tax strategies

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Apple Inc came under fire on Tuesday at a Senate hearing over an investigation that alleged the U.S. high technology icon has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes to any government. (May 22)

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Ex-Google Employee has Proof of UK Tax Avoidance

By IBTimes UK

An ex-Google employee says the company's tax avoidance schemes are "smoke-screen to distort" where it carries out its business. (May 20)

MPs challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax

By Reuters UK

Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from MPs investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK political agenda. (May 17)

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UK lawmakers challenge Google's "smoke and mirrors" on tax

By Reuters

Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK political agenda. (May 17)

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