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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by znpy on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:56AM (#22367347)
> Surely this is more about political coercion than tax?

What's the difference? It good anyway for the US because it would set an important precedent for future litigation on the matter of profit offshoring.

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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by dnadler on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:03PM (#22367450)
I think the problem is the precedent would effectively be "Do what the president says or we'll single you out for punishment".
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Re:Facebook tax court trial begins over Ireland offshore deal by foolinaround on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @12:31PM (#22367743)
and it was'nt this case in previous administrations?
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