[opportune]

It is technically tax avoidance. Tax evasion = not paying taxes you legally owe, is a crime. Tax avoidance = using legal means to reduce the amount of tax you owe, not a crime (by definition).

This is why I support taxes such as those that France levies on digital revenue originating within their country. I also think it makes sense to wholly eliminate corporation taxes (which are not only avoidable, but are a form of double taxation) and replace them with these revenue taxes.

[throwawaythekey]

Australia has specific laws to stop the abuse of tax avoidance [1]. While at a high level they seem reasonable they haven't resulted in us getting the desired amount of income from multinationals [2]. The article I linked relates to big tech though, and maybe that's a separate argument when very little of the innovation happens in Australia, mostly just sales.

[1] https://www.ato.gov.au/general/tax-and-corporate-australia/a... [2] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tech-giants-pay-reco...

DISCLAIMER: Not a tax expert