AIG data in judecata de guvernul american pentru neplata a peste 306 mil. usd taxe
AIG se confrunta cu noi probleme si asta pentru ca este acuzata ca, prin intermediul unor companii off-shore din paradisuri fiscale, a denaturat si nu a platit taxe catre Guvernul american in valoare de peste 306 milioane usd, adica a comis frauda, fapta care este pedepsita inclusiv cu inchisoare de catre legile federale americane.
Lost for the most part in the public furor over the AIG bonuses was the news that the insurance giant is already involved in a lawsuit with the federal government over hundreds of millions in tax payments, many of which were collected from offshore tax havens.
Though news of the lawsuit over $306 million in taxes AIG wants back was first reported on at the beginning of the month, the story didn’t get much traction beyond the financial press and bloggers. But then the tsunami of outrage surrounding the executive bonuses hit and the story looks like it may now be getting more attention as can be seen with this Friday report by The New York Times.
AIG filed suit against the government in February in an attempt to get back tax payments, collected in large part, reports The Times, “from its use of aggressive tax deals, some involving entities controlled by the company’s financial products unit in the Cayman Islands, Ireland, the Dutch Antilles and other offshore havens.”
As the federal government has an 80 percent stake in the company, AIG is effectively suing its majority owner, notes The Times.
“The company is in effect asking for even more money, in the form of tax refunds,” reported The Times. “The suit also suggests that A.I.G. is spending taxpayer money to pursue its case, something it is legally entitled to do. Its initial claim was denied by the Internal Revenue Service last year.”
When AIG first filed suit, it was just one of many financial giants that had taken a handout from the federal government. But since the news last weekend that company executives in the same financial products division responsible for nearly taking the country to the brink of collapse last year would be receiving $165 million in retention bonuses, populist rage, fueled by harsh rhetoric from pundits and congressmen, has crested to new heights against AIG. Whether the company decides to continue its lawsuit in the face of that public anger remains to be seen.
Fear of lawsuits from AIG and other financial companies was what lead Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to urge Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CN) to insert a loophole into legislation that limited executive compensation in companies receiving bailout funding from the federal government. That loophole exempted contractually obligated bonuses agreed to before Feb. 11 from the new restrictions.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives did away with that restriction, by overwhelmingly passing a bill that would tax 90 percent of any bonuses received this year of employees with incomes greater than $250,000 who work for companies getting $5 billion or more in money from the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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igelijk said
am March 21 2009 @ 10:13 pm
Ce se va intampla oare cu AIG Romania????Am si eu o polita la ei si ma intreb daca nu oi mai lua decat praful de pe toba.
Lumy said
am March 22 2009 @ 10:39 am
Oricum,si-asa,si-asa,tot praful de pe toba il iei.