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Re:Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of prof... by ALittleLight on Sunday August 04, 2019 @02:55PM (#20608512)
I don't agree. People with enough money and expertise follow complicated routines to minimize taxes. People without the money or expertise don't have the same advantage. I don't think arranging tax payments in such a way as to require accountants and lawyers to get the most efficient tax burden is a good system.

I'm not saying Blizzard employees or owners should be jailed for doing this. I'm saying we should realize this is a problem we should consider solving

Re:Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of prof... by FDSGSG on Sunday August 04, 2019 @02:56PM (#20608518)
Could you share with us the correct amount of taxes Activision Blizzard should pay?

As long as this remains an impossible question to answer then they should probably pay the least amount possible.

I'm all for improving current tax regulations, but first we must agree that the problem is with the regulations.

Re:Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of prof... by stale2002 on Sunday August 04, 2019 @09:43PM (#20610370)
Yes, the correct amount is definitely at least whatever the settlement that they agreed to, where blizzard has effectively admitted that they were wrong and broke the law.

They broke the law. They lost. That's what the courts determined.

What, do you not believe in the law or something? Because this is what the courts did. They said that blizzard was guilty, and therefore I judge them as such.

Re:Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of prof... by FDSGSG on Monday August 05, 2019 @09:04AM (#20613836)
> Because this is what the courts did. They said that blizzard was guilty

That is not what the courts said.

Re:Activision Blizzard has moved billions of dollars of prof... by stale2002 on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:01PM (#20617411)
From the article:

"In the United States, Activision Blizzard has recently settled a transfer pricing dispute with tax authorities for $345m"

It looks like Blizzard was guilty enough of tax evasion that they had to settle the case for 345m$.

If you have to settle a case for 345m$, then you are guilty enough for me to condemn you.