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Is aggressive tax planning a failure of tax adviser integrity?

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Purpose - This paper aims to address the fundamentals of tax planning and seeks to focus on the opportunities and root causes for tax planning. Design/methodology/approach - The paper reviews the current state of tax planning with case studies that reveal fundamental statutory structural opportunities. Findings - While some, possibly many, tax advisers lack integrity and recommend tax structures to their clients that are inconsistent with reasonable interpretations of the tax law, most advisers, even very aggressive and creative advisers, probably do not. The paper suggests that it may be futile to seek to deter tax professionals from designing and marketing tax plans unless legislation makes tax advisers jointly responsible with their clients for their clients’ tax underpayments. Practical implications - Short of such a radical approach, governments must commit first to altering the basic structure of their tax laws to make aggressive tax planning uninviting. Originality/value - The paper offers original insights into the inseparability of the legislative process from the creation of unnecessary tax planning opportunities.

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  • Henry Ordower, 2023. "Is aggressive tax planning a failure of tax adviser integrity?," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 31(4), pages 837-848, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-08-2023-0207
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-08-2023-0207
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