The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do

Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by jrowley on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:39PM (#11807608)

401K/IRA tax avoidance techniques are codified in law to encourage people to save for retirement so we don't have generations of elderly homeless people.

The tax loopholes that companies like Apple tax advantage of are another thing entirely.

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Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by ryanlol on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:49PM (#11807703)

>The tax loopholes that companies like Apple tax advantage of are another thing entirely.

No, the significant ones (i.e. offshore subsidiaries) are very much codified.

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Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @03:47PM (#11809583)

Letter of the law vs. spirit of the law.

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Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by ryanl0l on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @04:42PM (#11810051)

Subsidiaries in countries with low tax rates certainly aren't against the spirit of the law.

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Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @05:02PM (#11810210)

Isn't the spirit to promote foreign investment, as opposed to domestic companies restructuring themselves to look foreign on paper?

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Re:The Perks Are Great, Just Don’t Ask What We Do by ryanl0l on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @06:24PM (#11810768)

I'd imagine it's more about not driving all the domestic companies away.

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