KPMG under fire over tax shelter scheme
Big Four firm, KPMG, has been chastised for marketing a controversial tax shelter scheme despite repeated objections from employees.
Link: KPMG tax shelter generated $1bn in benefits
The product, know as ‘Blips’ did not satisfy tax rules, according to Mark Watson, a former partner in the firm’s Washington office. He claimed there was no economic substance behind their complex transactions, the Financial Times reported.
The accusations were made to a congressional panel yesterday, which was told that Blips generated over £1bn (£591m) in unlawful tax benefits for KPMG clients in less than a year.
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