TAXTOPIA: How I Discovered the Injustices, Scams and Guilty Secrets of the Tax Evasion Game (2024)

This book is a sharp-witted and deeply troubling expos of the global tax system and the ways it allows the ultra-wealthy to make their tax burdens disappear. An anonymous accountant recounts his journey from clueless novice to skilled tax consultant, revealing the inside world of tax avoidance and the dubious practices that favour the rich. In this topsy-turvy system, buying a yacht can make you richer, Switzerland is the worlds biggest exporter of coffee, and billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the Duke of Westminster may pay less tax than you do. The book argues that the system is not merely exploited by the wealthy, but was designed to serve them. Funny, furious and packed with uncomfortable revelations, it examines how a game intended to fleece ordinary people became rigged in favour of those who already have the most.