Aggressive tax avoidance by managers of multinational companies as a violation of their moral duty to obey the law: a Kantian rationale

Managers of multinational companies often favour an aggressive tax avoidance strategy that pushes the legal limits onto the advantage of shareholders and the disadvantage of the spirit of democratically legitimized tax laws. The public and media debate whether such aggressive behaviour is immoral. A...

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Main Author: Lenz, Hansrudi 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 165, Issue: 4, Pages: 681-697
Further subjects:B Kant’s categorical imperative
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Aggressive legal interpretation
B Duty to obey the law
B Aggressive tax avoidance
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