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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by pgeorgi on Thursday December 08, 2016 @01:20PM (#13132632)
They are in Germany. What happens with perks is that there's a (reasonable) fixed value assigned to them which is accounted for in income taxes.
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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by dx034 on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:06AM (#13138026)
And as long as they're below a certain amount, the benefits will be taxed at a fixed tax rate, not the employees individual rate. It's much easier for accounting purposes.
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