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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by Misdicorl on Saturday June 05, 2021 @11:44AM (#27405978)
The problem I don't see addressed is that no/low corporate tax leads to bad market incentives. It is more efficient for my company to buy me things than for me to buy me things. But my company will inevitably buy inoffensive/cheap things that appeal to all employees rather than what I really want. This is most often implemented as a food perk or car perk, but obviously extends to almost any consumable purchase.
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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by Aerroon on Saturday June 05, 2021 @10:31PM (#27410231)
Aren't those usually limited though? Ie a company can only give $x in perks per employee and everything above that is taxed in some way?
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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by Misdicorl on Sunday June 06, 2021 @12:04PM (#27414036)
Only if it's not a legitimate business expense. Which in practice means if you get a meal with coworkers and talk about work it counts. Even easier if you have clients
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