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tax avoidance

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noun

  1. reduction or minimization of tax liability by lawful methods Compare tax evasion

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They too needed to avoid earning interest, but for reasons of Islamic law rather than tax avoidance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Online uproar can disrupt a campaign or nudge quarterly sales, but it rarely touches the deeper structures: labor practices, environmental policy, tax avoidance or the hollowing-out of local economies.

From Salon

Zahawi, along with other ministers, was also asked if any of his financial arrangements could be "perceived" as tax avoidance schemes.

From BBC

He was also a director of many of the companies involved in the AML tax avoidance case.

From BBC

"So in the vast majority of white-collar cases now, federal prison time results for a defendant," says Mr Medrano, who has both prosecuted and defended clients in similar cases of tax avoidance.

From BBC