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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by Scarblac on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:13AM (#25928470)
What I don't understand is how Inter Ikea Systems (the company that holds the rights to the Ikea concept, that is paid by the nonprofit) avoids having to pay taxes.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by patentatt on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:21AM (#25928543)
There’s plenty of blog articles and YouTube videos out there that break it down, it’s quite elaborate if memory serves.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by peteforde on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @09:36AM (#25928730)
Disable your Javascript and then check out this 2006 Economist article and your mind will be blown (maybe):

https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042116/https://www.econo...

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