Unit 10: Should companies pay tax at all?

What is the main argument under consideration in the passage?

• How politicians pay less tax?

• Should companies pay tax at all?

• Why companies should pay less tax?

• Should companies be allowed to pay less tax?

At the beginning of the paragraph, the author stated “ICAEW believes.” What kind of fallacy about this information might mislead the reader?

• appeal to authority

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• red herring

According to paragraph 4, the author stated “if responding to tax incentives also undermines trust in business, it will deprive economies of growth and jobs and erode the tax base on which the tax is levied”. What kind of fallacy about this statement might mislead the reader?

• appear to authority

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• post hoc ergo propter hoc

According to paragraph 11, the author tends to convince the readers that..

• nobody could solve this problem.

• the companies should pay more tax.

• there is no best solution for this quandary.

• they need to find out the way to handle with shifting profits into tax haven locations

Does the author tend to use pros or con with the main claim?

List all evidence the author used to support the main claim.

Why does the author have to mention about the paper throughout the passage?

In terms of a business owner, would you agree that a company should pay less tax? Why?

If you were a politician who governs the country, how would you solve this problem?

Do you think it is an ethical thing to avoid paying tax? Why?