Tax Me If You Can (2004)
As the documentary “Tax Me If You Can” explored, the tax shelter became one of corporate America’s biggest hidden profit centers in the 1990s and early 2000s. The General Accounting Office estimated that bogus tax shelters at the time cost the government more than $85 billion. Correspondent Hedrick Smith spoke with government officials, tax experts and industry insiders to expose these tax shelters. His reporting led him to some unexpected places — from the city of Dortmund, Germany, to the Cayman Islands. The documentary examined how difficult it was for the Internal Revenue Service to find tax shelters and how the tax shelter wave prompted a federal investigation. The ultimate victim in this scheme, experts in the documentary said, is the honest taxpayer who is left to make up what companies aren’t paying.
Cast
- Hedrick Smith - Self
Screenplay
- Rick Young (Co-Writer)
- Hedrick Smith (Co-Writer)
Keywords
taxes, economics
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tax Me If You Can about?
- As the documentary “Tax Me If You Can” explored, the tax shelter became one of corporate America’s biggest hidden profit centers in the 1990s and early 2000s. The General Accounting Office estimated that bogus tax shelters at the time cost the government more than $85 billion. Correspondent Hedrick Smith spoke with government officials, tax experts and industry insiders to expose these tax shelters. His reporting led him to some unexpected places — from the city of Dortmund, Germany, to the Cayman Islands. The documentary examined how difficult it was for the Internal Revenue Service to find tax shelters and how the tax shelter wave prompted a federal investigation. The ultimate victim in this scheme, experts in the documentary said, is the honest taxpayer who is left to make up what companies aren’t paying.
- Who directed Tax Me If You Can?
- Tax Me If You Can was directed by Rick Young.
- Who stars in Tax Me If You Can?
- Tax Me If You Can stars Hedrick Smith.
- How long is Tax Me If You Can?
- Tax Me If You Can has a runtime of 54m (54 minutes).
- What genre is Tax Me If You Can?
- Tax Me If You Can is a Documentary film.
- Where was Tax Me If You Can produced?
- Tax Me If You Can was produced in United States of America.