Technology firms, like bankers, are starting to earn a bad name for themselves. The practice of funnelling profits from different branches of a company through countries that have favorable rates of tax is nothing new -- far from it -- but it's becoming far more prevelevent. Google was recently asked to pay back $14.5 billion in unpaid tax in Europe, and this is not an isolated incident. Small businesses understandably feel that they are getting a raw deal when the big players have the clout and resources to play the system to their advantage. But it doesn't always work out.… [Continue Reading]