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Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by dkersten on Saturday June 05, 2021 @01:33PM (#27406980)
The solution is simple enough: look at the companies books, if money is leaving the country, duty is charged unless it can be accounted for by something else (like the existing duty on physical goods).

IRS: Hey Google, you said you made this much money, so you owe us tax.

Google: No, see, here we paid it to Google Ireland as IP license fees, so we in fact made $0

IRS: Great, you owe us duty on that payment

Re:G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals by selimthegrim on Saturday June 05, 2021 @04:15PM (#27408140)
All rise, court is now in session. The honorable Lina Khan presiding. The case of U.S. vs. 10 Billion Wrapped Individually Marked Bills.