Richard Ainsworth
Director, Graduate Tax Program, School of Law at Boston University
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Boston University
Mr. Ainsworth is the former director of International Government Affairs at ADP-Taxware, Inc. He was formerly the deputy director of the International Tax Program at Harvard Law School, a Lecturer in Law, and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of American Tax Law at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, and has been a Fulbright Professor of Taxation at Kobe and Osaka Universities, Japan. He lectures on technical and tax modernization issues for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Program, Tax Administration and Advisory Service (US Treasury) and Japanese International Cooperation Agency.
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Cases
Are restaurants cheating on sales taxes?
December 4, 2017
Crosscut Richard Ainsworth When a Bellevue restaurant owner pleaded guilty this summer to using illegal software to cheat on his state sales taxes, it was the tiniest tip of a global scourge of high-tech cheating that has apparently proven hard for authorities in the United States to uncover… Expert quote: “The entire retail industry is a potential […]
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Cash register software may be to blame for sales tax revenue losses
December 4, 2017
FOX Boston 25 News Richard Ainsworth Hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue is potentially lost each year due to something called “zappers”… Expert quote: “The implications for the average person paying their taxes is staggering.” View full article
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Nutfield Publishing owes $163K to IRS
November 4, 2016
Eagle Tribune Richard Ainsworth, School of Law Nutfield Publishing, a Londonderry-based company that produces free newspapers and other media, owes more than $160,000 to the Internal Revenue Service, public tax documents obtained from the town show… Expert quote: “There’s no indication that they have not been in good standing.” View full article
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Bellevue restaurant owner suspected of tax fraud
February 5, 2016
KIRO-TV Richard Ainsworth, School of Law We all pay taxes when we go out to eat, but KIRO 7 has obtained court documents that show restaurants aren’t always passing that money along to the state… View full article quoting expert Richard Ainsworth
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The Best Legal Job Market for Millenials? Tax Law
July 30, 2015
Huffington Post Richard Ainsworth, School of Law According to the National Association for Law Placement, the job market for new law school graduates doesn’t look that great at first glance… Expert quote: “Today’s complex and global regulatory environment has made tax law one of the most challenging areas of practice, but also one of the […]
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Covidien purchase could have tax benefits for Medtronic
June 16, 2014
Boston Globe (subscription required) Richard Ainsworth, School of Law Among the more valuable assets Medtronic acquired with its announced $42.9 billion purchase of Covidien PLC: Covidien’s Irish address… Expert quote: “If I did this thing straightforward, then Covidien would live in Minneapolis, but we don’t want that. So we do it the other way around, so we […]
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EU investigates Apple, Starbucks, Fiat tax deals
June 11, 2014
Associated Press Richard Ainsworth, School of Law The European Union’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into tax deals that Apple, Starbucks and Fiat struck with some European countries, the start of a wider push to keep multinationals from taking advantage of loopholes… Expert quote: “This is an EU issue more than an Apple issue.” […]
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Kentucky legislators take aim at ‘zapper’ sales tax fraud
February 16, 2014
Courier-Journal Richard Ainsworth, School of Law Hoping to recoup under-reported taxes, Kentucky legislators are taking aim at a little-known tool used to hide retailers’ sales from tax collectors. House Bill 69 would make possession of so-called “tax zappers” a Class D felony… Expert quote: “That’s important. You’ve got to put these guys out of business, and the […]
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Boston convention-goers have credit card info stolen
December 12, 2013
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States Pushed to Attack Business Tax Evaders
November 4, 2013
Municipal Finance Today Richard Ainsworth, School of Law Many governmental tax agencies in Quebec have successfully combatted business tax evaders through technology and now there is movement to bring this approach to U.S. municipalities… Expert quote: “It’s a very expensive help. The states are behind the curve.” View full article
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