Maya Forstater

.. My naive supposition was that if risk is vexatious attacks by campaigners, corps would then only do things relatively easy to defend ..

Anything which leads to timing differences between book recognition and tax recognition tends to get attacked. It's just not worth it.

isn't that easy to explain? won't corps easily withstand daft attacks such as that?

Sure they can, but I remain concerned about the wider impact of these attacks on tax morale and tax policy development more generally

not obv to me how much harm easily batted-away attacks from a few campaigners would have much impact ...

The problem is who would bat? Company’s own defence not seen as credible. No one willing to say “no that’s not what we mean by dodging”.

to extent credibility funct of content. "this is a timing difference, you dummies" > credible "IP charges to subsid in Netherlands are fine"

The NGOs et al have never drawn that distinction. No incentive for corporates to change behaviour - they'll always be criticised.