Media Advisory - The School of Public Policy to Hold Symposium on International Corporate Tax Avoidance/Evasion - Toronto - October 2nd

TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2014 /CNW/ - International corporate tax avoidance and evasion has become an issue of major significance in today's global economy.  The US is accusing Burger King of willfully avoiding US taxes by moving its head office to Canada.  Apple has been accused of using off-shore tax havens.  The movement of capital and head offices in an environment of increasingly free trade is accelerating.  And this matters to all countries in terms of corporate tax revenue. 

So what is avoidance? What is evasion? Is Canada positioned to take advantage of the movement of capital and the exploitation of tax policy? Or are we at risk of capital flight?

Media are invited to join The School of Public Policy as it assembles a blue-ribbon panel of experts to discuss these questions.  At the conference, a major paper will be released on the issue of corporate tax avoidance and Prof. Jack Mintz will speak to media about the findings of the paper, and the symposium. 

For media covering international economic and tax issues, this is a "must attend" event.

What:	Half-day Blue Ribbon Symposium on International Tax Avoidance – with scrum and analysis by Prof. Jack Mintz
Program:	Thursday, October 2^nd NOTE MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT 10:45 A.M. BELOW 9:00 a.m.             Panel 1 – Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance: What are they and what is the role of policy?  With, Brian Livingston Brian Arnold and Jim Wilson  - Release of major paper on international tax avoidance                                 9:50 a.m.             Panel 2 – Reputational and Related Risk for Businesses from Tax Activities 9:55 – 10:05 – Krys Hoeg presents 10:05 – 10:15 – Tom Kierans presents 10:15 – 10:25 – Jack Mintz presents                                 10:45 a.m.          Media Availability with Prof. Jack Mintz – Mintz will summarize recommendations for Canada to succeed in a world of capital movement due to tax policy. 11:00 a.m.          Panel 3 – Roundtable Discussion – The Future of Corporate Taxation: Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance with Martha Hall Findlay, Stephen Richardson, Richard Bird, Lincoln Schreiner presentations   1:05 p.m.             David Bradbury keynote presentation
Where:	Board of Trade East Ballroom First Canadian Place Toronto Region Board of Trade, Suite 350 77 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, ON M5X 1C1

SOURCE: The School of Public Policy - University of Calgary

Morten Paulsen, 403.399.3377, [email protected]