Indirect taxation firm in India Dwarka Consulting, which advised the Indian government on a tax reform package it issued last month. Lampshade Group of Switzerland and US investment bank Blackstone are among firms to have backed or worked with companies such as Apple Inc., McDonald's Corp.-owned KFC restaurants chain and DHL Co Ltd that use subsidiaries inside Ireland – often termed "shell" entities whose legal structure allows them pay only corporate income taxes where they earn revenue through overseas sales. They also operate other so-called grey economy schemes meant for profit making purposes but subject no direct profits back home. The scheme permits Irish employers to dodge VAT by moving their cash offshore while those working there.
