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Federal govt bypassing AWS Australia for its US entity

The federal government is continuing to sign lucrative contracts directly with Amazon Web Services’ US office rather than its Australian entity, despite an update to its whole-of-government agreement switching...

More than 20% of Amazon shareholders vote for greater tax transparency

30 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

More than 20 per cent of Amazon’s shareholders voting for a proposal to force the tech firm to provide greater tax transparency provides a “strong signal” and should encourage the...

‘Landmark’ Amazon shareholder push for greater tax transparency

24 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Amazon will face a “landmark” shareholder vote pushing the global tech giant to provide greater tax transparency in Australia and the other countries it operates, following continual accusations of...

AWS, with $626m in federal contracts, pays ‘negligible’ tax: Report

24 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Amazon’s cloud business reported $600 million in revenue in Australia but paid only $16 million in tax in the 2020 financial year, with a global tax accountability organisation calling...

McKinsey has paid just $1m tax in Aust on $850m revenue since 2019

20 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Multinational consulting giant McKinsey paid “negligible” tax in Australia while winning more than $145 million in federal government contracts over the last three years, according to tax accountability experts....

Govt ‘wilfully blind’ on public sector labour hire

27 July 2021 | by Denham Sadler

The federal opposition has accused the government of being “wilfully blind” to the use of labour hire within the public service, amid growing concerns about the over reliance on...

Outsourced tech contracts ‘defy common sense’

26 July 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Handing lucrative IT contracts to multinational tech delivery firms “defies common sense” and undermines the capacity of the public sector to build technical capability, leading tax experts have told...

On govt tech outsourcing and tax obligations

28 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Greater scrutiny of historical tax behaviour of tech giants should be considered by governments when awarding IT contracts, according to corporate tax experts who argue giving the work to...

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Federal govt bypassing AWS Australia for its US entity

More than 20% of Amazon shareholders vote for greater tax transparency

‘Landmark’ Amazon shareholder push for greater tax transparency

AWS, with $626m in federal contracts, pays ‘negligible’ tax: Report

McKinsey has paid just $1m tax in Aust on $850m revenue since 2019

Govt ‘wilfully blind’ on public sector labour hire

Outsourced tech contracts ‘defy common sense’

On govt tech outsourcing and tax obligations

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