American Embassy School in Delhi in IT Evasion
THE New York Times recently reported that the American Embassy School in New Delhi have quietly admitted that for years the school undertook a variety of tax-avoidance schemes, including one in which they instructed some female teachers whose husbands also worked at the school to list their occupations on visa applications as "housewife." Indian officials are refusing to renew teacher visas until the case is resolved, leading nearly 20 teachers to leave in recent weeks. Without a quick resolution, nearly a quarter of the school's teaching staff could be forced to leave before classes end in June. If the controversy remains unsettled into the fall, the school - widely considered one of the best international schools in the world and a key recruiting tool here - could close.