Earlier this year, it was revealed that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) had collected an extra $7.7 billion in unpaid tax liabilities since July 2016 via its tax avoidance taskforce, with 44 multinationals changing their business models in order to meet their Australian tax liabilities.
Today, The Guardian reports that the ATO’s multinational tax avoidance measures have slugged Shell with a $755m tax bill:
Court documents reveal Shell’s main Australian company, Shell Energy Holdings Australia, has been fighting the ATO for six years over tax on the company’s stake in the $30bn Browse gas project off the coast of north-west Western Australia…
