Tax games when independent - yet separate and dependent

By Michael West
Updated November 1 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 20 2014 - 2:03pm
There are hundreds of these deals going on, yet scant resources available to pursue but a handful. <i>Illustration: Karl Hilzinger</i>
There are hundreds of these deals going on, yet scant resources available to pursue but a handful. <i>Illustration: Karl Hilzinger</i>

When you buy an internet coupon deal from Groupon Australia you are likely to find the receipt says Groupon Zurich. You the customer reside here, the service which you are buying is provided here, Groupon has companies registered in Australia, yet the transaction routed through Zurich. Why?