Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £220bn profit last year

Re:Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £22... by duped on Thursday June 03, 2021 @09:16AM (#27380807)

We don't have a death tax in the US. We have an estate tax that is exempt up to $11 million and can be spread out 15 years for businesses.

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Re:Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £22... by frockington1 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:25AM (#27382736)

The proposed capital gains changes would ensure that most Americans will be targeted. If the cost basis doesn't recent on death many Americans will immediately get hit with taxes. With the top rate being upped to 43%, its gg for anyone who planned on leaving their loved ones money

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Re:Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £22... by duped on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:55AM (#27383240)

I mean that's a bad characterization. Most Americans don't have savings to be inherited, so "many Americans" should be quantified first. The gains are only taxed when they are realized, so you don't owe taxes on inheritance - only when you sell the assets. You would not owe at the top rate unless your income (including realized gains) eclipses the threshold.

That's not a death tax. It's an income tax. You don't get out of it by dying.

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Re:Microsoft Irish subsidiary paid zero corporate tax on £22... by skinnymuch on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:23PM (#27390205)

Most Americans aren’t leaving their loved ones solid money after they are gone. Being on HN, it is possible you live in a bubble with far higher avg income and savings than the rest of the country.

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