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Re:Google used ‘double-Irish’ to shift $75.4B in profits out... by kelnos on Saturday April 17, 2021 @09:22PM (#26848973)
No, it's not. Tax evasion is a crime. This is just mere tax avoidance: using the tax code to legally avoid paying tax.
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Re:Google used ‘double-Irish’ to shift $75.4B in profits out... by staticassertion on Saturday April 17, 2021 @09:25PM (#26848985)
Sorry, slipped up there, tax avoidance. So, to restate my question, is it not enough to understand that this is the double-irish is tax avoidance?
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