Guest guest Posted April 8, 2002 Report Share Posted April 8, 2002 well, they cut down yer pesky rainforests, now you to pay taxes also? silly people... GUATEMALA Guatemala says three U.S. fast food chains owe millions in back taxes Guatemala has accused three U.S. fast food chains of tax evasion and may force them to close some of their restaurants in this country, officials said Wednesday night. McDonald's Corp., Wendy's International and Burger King Corp. " have deliberately avoided paying millions in taxes, " said Mario Rivera, head of Congress' Public Finance Committee. In a joint news conference with Rene Perez, the head of Guatemala's tax collection agency, Rivera said the Guatemalan chicken franchise Pollo Campero, which has restaurants throughout Central and South American and Mexico, and Patsy, one of Guatemala's largest bakery chains, have also avoided paying millions of dollars in taxes. Rivera said all five franchises charge their costumers a 12 percent flat tax that is built into the price of the food on their menus. He said the chains have avoided turning over large portions of the money raised from that tax to the government, however, because their restaurants often fail to provide customers with a full receipt. Without a receipt for every food purchase, Rivera said federal investigators have no record of how much money the franchises are taking in, thus allowing their restaurants to lie about sales totals and avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes. Rivera said tax officials have been investigating all five chains for a number of months, but refused to answer specific questions about how much each individual franchise owes in back taxes. " We will apply the law in as strict a manner as possible, " Rivera said. " If we determine it's necessary, we will close several of the restaurants affiliated with these chains. " Rivera's announcement came just hours after Congress approved a law that allows federal officials to make public the names of businesses who are being investigated for tax evasion or fraud. A spokesman for Pollo Campero told local radio stations that his company had done nothing wrong. Officials from the other four franchises could not be reached for comment Wednesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2002 Report Share Posted April 9, 2002 What you are seeing in this is that American corporations do these things all over the world. They use BUSINESS tactics against less educated people in third world countries to exploit the people and the land. The American corporations with the help of the American government manipulate the unstable and corruptable governments in the foreign countries to the benefit of the American corporations and at the expense of everthing and everyone in the foreign country. If you follow the story you will discover that these fine, upstanding, American fast food chains will NEVER pay these taxes. They will either get forgotten or the restaurants will leave (remember they have already made their profits). The profits going to the American corporations at the expense of the Guatemalen government and tax base. But just remind yourself; the American corporation built these fine establishments and gave the Guatemalen nationals GREAT job opportunities. It's kind of funny, if you think about it, that so many people in other countries actually hate Americans so much that they would even attack us. Just the American way. , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > well, they cut down yer pesky rainforests, now you to pay taxes also? silly people... > > > GUATEMALA > > Guatemala says three U.S. fast food chains owe millions in > back taxes > > Guatemala has accused three U.S. fast food chains of tax > evasion and may force them to close some of their restaurants in > this country, officials said Wednesday night. > > McDonald's Corp., Wendy's International and Burger King Corp. > " have deliberately avoided paying millions in taxes, " said Mario > Rivera, head of Congress' Public Finance Committee. > > In a joint news conference with Rene Perez, the head of > Guatemala's tax collection agency, Rivera said the Guatemalan > chicken franchise Pollo Campero, which has restaurants throughout > Central and South American and Mexico, and Patsy, one of > Guatemala's largest bakery chains, have also avoided paying > millions of dollars in taxes. > > Rivera said all five franchises charge their costumers a 12 > percent flat tax that is built into the price of the food on > their menus. He said the chains have avoided turning over large > portions of the money raised from that tax to the government, > however, because their restaurants often fail to provide > customers with a full receipt. > > Without a receipt for every food purchase, Rivera said > federal investigators have no record of how much money the > franchises are taking in, thus allowing their restaurants to lie > about sales totals and avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes. > > Rivera said tax officials have been investigating all five > chains for a number of months, but refused to answer specific > questions about how much each individual franchise owes in back > taxes. > > " We will apply the law in as strict a manner as possible, " > Rivera said. " If we determine it's necessary, we will close > several of the restaurants affiliated with these chains. " > > Rivera's announcement came just hours after Congress approved > a law that allows federal officials to make public the names of > businesses who are being investigated for tax evasion or fraud. > > A spokesman for Pollo Campero told local radio stations that > his company had done nothing wrong. Officials from the other four > franchises could not be reached for comment Wednesday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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