Spanish authorities raid Google offices over tax

Re:Spanish authorities raid Google offices over tax by spriggan3 on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:30AM (#12008342)

So basically Google inc (in a tax haven) makes Google Spain pay for the use of the Google brand 8 billions. Google Spain never makes a profit since it needs to pay a fee for using the brand, thus never have to pay taxes on their huge profit, that's how they get away with it. Apple does it too, with Apple Ireland in Europe.

Then Google US and Apple US just have to wait for a tax amnesty in the US in order to bring back oversea un-taxed profits.

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Re:Spanish authorities raid Google offices over tax by redorb on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:54AM (#12008508)

They most likely would be less taxed than un-taxed. My old boss used to say 'if you went looking and paid every tax you found that you might owe no one would be in business'. Of course there should be some middle ground.

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Re:Spanish authorities raid Google offices over tax by relearn on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:52AM (#12008495)

>So basically Google inc (in a tax haven) makes Google Spain pay for the use of the Google brand 8 billions. Google Spain never makes a profit since it needs to pay a fee for using the brand, thus never have to pay taxes on their huge profit, that's how they get away with it.

I've seen you post this several times. Do you have a source that I could read up on this?

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Re:Spanish authorities raid Google offices over tax by leonhandreke on Thursday June 30, 2016 @10:14AM (#12008668)

It's a bit more complicated than that, but yes, it seems that that's how it works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

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