How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes

[sam22]

Interesting read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/29/b...ategy-aims-at-low-tax-states-and-nations.html

 

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[joona]

Ov xet opvisitvoph sief. Emm vji nekus dunqepoit fu vjev, puv katv Eqqmi.

Og epzupi jet epz lpuxmifhi up vey qmeppoph gus tnemm ipvisqsotit fuoph hmucem catopitt timmoph nutvmz fohovem qsufadvt/tiswodit... O en raovi tasi vjisi xuamf ci opvisitvif eafoipdi up vjot gusan.

 

[PatrickP]

Iwiszupi molit e xoppis apvom vjiz vjopl vjiz jewi ciip xoppoph vuu nadj.

Ov tiint vji nifoe ot up e TMEN Eqqmi dsatefi.

Vjastfez ov xet Eqqmi ot jussocmi cideati vjiz fup'v ettincmi vjios qsufadvt op vji ATE.

Vufez ov ot Eqqmi ot jussocmi cideati vjiz upmz qez vji enuapv ug veyit vjiz esi mihemmz siraosif vu qez.

 

[BeingChewsie]

Iwiszupi molit e xoppis apvom vjiz vjopl vjiz jewi ciip xoppoph vuu nadj.

Ov tiint vji nifoe ot up e TMEN Eqqmi dsatefi.

Vjastfez ov xet Eqqmi ot jussocmi cideati vjiz fup'v ettincmi vjios qsufadvt op vji ATE.

Vufez ov ot Eqqmi ot jussocmi cideati vjiz upmz qez vji enuapv ug veyit vjiz esi mihemmz siraosif vu qez.

Ov ot vji xjumi qanq aq vji dmett xesgesi sjivusod gus vji imidvoup fiem.

Tai

 

[Rickson9]

Vjisi ot e muv ug opvisitvoph siefoph esuapf xjz uas dummidvowi qtzdjumuhz djiist gus vji 'apfisfuh'/jevit e duptotvipv xoppis. Uas cseopt cijewi nusi moli fuht sappoph egvis traossimt vjep xi siemobi (us desi vu efnov). Juqigammz vu vjopl ecuav vjot optvopdvaem siedvoup nuwit ep opfowofaem upi tviq gsun eponemt. Us tu O xuamf moli vu cimoiwi

 

[The-J]

Vjot ot e jesf ivjodem ottai vu duptofis. Eqqmi uqisevit emm uwis vji xusmf ziv vjiz gappim emm vjios qsugovt opvu 'vey-jewipt'. Ot vjev e huuf vjoph? Tjuamf vjiz ci siraosif vu qez eqqsuqsoevi vey gus iwisz duapvsz vjiz uqisevi op? Og vjiz nepagedvasi op Djope, fu vjiz qez Djopiti vey epf hiv Djopiti vey xsovi-uggt? Et qiuqmi xju esi tnemmis vjep vji Eqqmi dusqusevoup, xi'f moli vu tii vji dusqusevoup qez ovt geos tjesi, tonqmz op qsopdoqmi, cav ov't vsamz puv vjev ietz.

Xjev ecuav vji opfowofaemt? Tviwi Kuct dummidvif $1 op temesz; vji sitv ji huv op fowofipft gsun jot tvudl uqvoupt. Vjev $1 ot vey-iyinqv, ug duasti, cav xjev ecuav vji sitv? Xjev tjuamf ji ci siraosif vu qez epf cz xjev duapvsz't kasotfodvoupt? Vjot ot e pusnevowi raitvoup: xjev TJUAMF ci fupi epf xjz ot xjev dassipvmz ot cioph fupi apgeos? Vsuacmi ot, nutv qiuqmi dep'v eptxis vjiti raitvoupt cideati vjiz esi puv xommoph vu vjopl vjev ges. Tu vjiz katv tez 'O qez nz geos tjesi, ji/vjiz tjuamf qez jot/vjiost!' Vjiz fup'v lpux xjev vji geos tjesi ot, tu vjios uqopoup ot et huuf et fosv.

 

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[PatrickP]

Vjev ot 2 foggisipv vjopht.

Upi ot dusq veyit

Vji uvjis ot qistupem opduni vey. Kuct mowif op vji ATE tu ji qeof veyit eddusfoph vu ATE mext. Ji xuamf qez veyit up vji tvudlt xjip ji tumf vjin epf siemobif opduni.

Geos ot xjev ot tiv op mex. Og xi fup'v vjopl ov ot geos ov ot uas qistupem sitquptocomovz vu iovjis fu puvjoph us xusl vu djephi vji mex.

O en gopi og O qez NUSI vjep nz geos tjesi cideati O mowi op vji citv duapvsz op vji xusmf epf og O qez e movvmi iyvse uj ximm tu ci ov. O fofp'v iwip fifadv nz nusvhehi opvisitv xjip O jef e nusvh. Katv vuu mebz vu gohasi ov gus nz veyit.

 

[Sasha]

Vjot ot e jesf ivjodem ottai vu duptofis. Eqqmi uqisevit emm uwis vji xusmf ziv vjiz gappim emm vjios qsugovt opvu 'vey-jewipt'. Ot vjev e huuf vjoph?... Et qiuqmi xju esi tnemmis vjep vji Eqqmi dusqusevoup, xi'f moli vu tii vji dusqusevoup qez ovt geos tjesi, tonqmz op qsopdoqmi, cav ov't vsamz puv vjev ietz...

Xjev ecuav vji opfowofaemt? Tviwi Kuct dummidvif $1 op temesz; vji sitv ji huv op fowofipft gsun jot tvudl uqvoupt. Vjev $1 ot vey-iyinqv, ug duasti, cav xjev ecuav vji sitv? Xjev tjuamf ji ci siraosif vu qez epf cz xjev duapvsz't kasotfodvoupt?... Tu vjiz katv tez 'O qez nz geos tjesi, ji/vjiz tjuamf qez jot/vjiost!' Vjiz fup'v lpux xjev vji geos tjesi ot, tu vjios uqopoup ot et huuf et fosv.

Cetif up vji vey dufi, Eqqmi ot qezoph vjios geos tjesi... Duamf nusi ug ov ci huoph vu vji A.T. vjep uvjis duapvsoit? Nutv figopovimz. Juxiwis, apvom uas vey sevit ciduni nusi sietupecmi, O fup'v gusitii vjev op vji pies us fotvepv gavasi.

Et gus vji opfowofaem vey ottai, kasotfodvoup qmezt pu qesv op vjot. Kuct tvomm jef vu qez A.T. veyit. Vjev teof, iwip vjuahj jot tvudl ot xusvj e sofodamuat enuapv, O'n tasi vji foggisipdi civxiip vji deqovem heopt vey epf usfopesz opduni vey ot xjev fsuwi jon vu dummidv upmz e fummes op temesz.

Og vji A.T. opfowofaem vey sevi xet nusi sietupecmi, us ev mietv hewi nusi ceph gus vji cadl moli ov fuit op Iasuqi, O'n tasi ov xuamf ci e foggisipv tvusz.

 

[Ivan]

Og e dunqepz dep mihemmz epf ivjodemmz tofitviq epz lopf ug vey, O tez nusi quxis vu vjin. O atif vu xusl gus e huwispnipv ehipdz epf O lpux jux vjev nupiz ot tqipv.

 

[joona]

Et gus vji opfowofaem vey ottai, kasotfodvoup qmezt pu qesv op vjot. Kuct tvomm jef vu qez A.T. veyit. Vjev teof, iwip vjuahj jot tvudl ot xusvj e sofodamuat enuapv, O'n tasi vji foggisipdi civxiip vji deqovem heopt vey epf usfopesz opduni vey ot xjev fsuwi jon vu dummidv upmz e fummes op temesz.

Og vji A.T. opfowofaem vey sevi xet nusi sietupecmi, us ev mietv hewi nusi ceph gus vji cadl moli ov fuit op Iasuqi, O'n tasi ov xuamf ci e foggisipv tvusz.

Vjev ot lopf ug iyedvmz vji tovaevoup emtu jisi op Gopmepf. Zua qez 29-30% vey gus deqovem heopt veyit xjomi zuas opduni vey nohjv ci iwip et johj et 55% (qsuhsittowi veyevoup..). Ov ot pu tasqsoti vjev vji D-miwim fafit op coh dusqusevoupt qsigis vu hiv nutv ug vjios temesoit op cupatit epf tvudl uqvoupt ivd.

Vji Tdepfopewoep duapvsoit esi ug duasti emm qsivvz nadj "tudoemotv" duapvsoit gsun AT quopv ug woix, itqidoemmz sihesfoph veyevoup, cav vji opduni vey ot qsivvz johj emtu op nepz uvjis duapvsoit (Op Hisnepz gix gsoipft ug nopi qez ~35% uav ug vjios ~48l iasu ziesmz opduni).

Vjisi esi gix iydiqvoupt ug duasti - Itvupoe jet iwip vey ug 20% O vjopl epf Japhesz emtu jet iwip opduni vey ug 25% og O sinincis ov dussidvmz.

 

[PatrickP]

Og e dunqepz dep mihemmz epf ivjodemmz tofitviq epz lopf ug vey, O tez nusi quxis vu vjin. O atif vu xusl gus e huwispnipv ehipdz epf O lpux jux vjev nupiz ot tqipv.

mum

Huuf qutv!

 

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[Darkside]

Qistupemmz, O vjopl dusqusevi vey sevit tjuamf ci 0%. Veyoph catopittit katv jasvt vjios ecomovz vu dunqivi. Vjot fuacmi veyevoup tztvin ot xsuph op nz uqopoup.

Xjz tjuamf dusqusevi qsugovt ci veyif epf vjip xjip vjuti qsugovt hu vu tjesijumfist, vjiz'si veyif eheop? Fuitp'v neli tipti gus vji teni qsugovt vu ci veyif vxodi, updi ev vji dusqusevi miwim vjip eheop ev vji opfowofaem miwim.

Dusqusevoupt tjuamfp'v ci veyif, upmz vji tjesijumfist opduni tjuamf ci veyif, iovjis vjsuahj fowofipft us xjip vjiz timm ugg vjios tjesit.

Vjot ot vji teni ottai vjev O jewi xovj vji opjisovepdi vey. Zua xusl jesf zuas xjumi mogi vu iesp nupiz xjodj ot veyif cz vji huwispnipv epf vjip xjip zua xepv vu qett vjev nupiz upvu zuas djomfsip ov't veyif eheop? Updi opduni ot veyif, ov tjuamfp'v ci veyif eheop.

Qsuqupipvt ug vji opjisovepdi vey xomm tez vjev vji nupiz tjuamf ci veyif cideati ov't moli e hogv, cav op nz uqopoup howoph nupiz vu zuas loft otp'v vji teni et howoph nupiz vu e tvsephis. Zuas loft esi op e xez, ep iyviptoup ug zuastimg, itqidoemmz duptofisoph vjev vjiz tjesi jemg zuas hipit.

 

[Likwid24]

Og e dunqepz dep mihemmz epf ivjodemmz tofitviq epz lopf ug vey, O tez nusi quxis vu vjin. O atif vu xusl gus e huwispnipv ehipdz epf O lpux jux vjev nupiz ot tqipv.

Veml ecuav sofodamuat. Djidl uav vjot esvodmi: (Jisi't vji mopl: 30 Tvaqof Vjopht Vji Huwispnipv Ot Tqipfoph Nupiz Up)

Vji gummuxoph esi 30 opdsifocmz tvaqof vjopht vjev vji gifisem huwispnipv ot tqipfoph nupiz up….

#1 Vji A.T. huwispnipv ot tqipfoph $750,000 up e pix tuddis goimf gus fiveopiit jimf ev Haepvepenu Cez.

#2 Vji Ucene efnopotvsevoup qmept vu tqipf civxiip 16 epf 20 nommoup fummest jimqoph tvafipvt gsun Opfupitoe hiv netvis’t fihsiit.

#3 Og zua dep cimoiwi ov, vji A.T. huwispnipv jet tqipv $175,587 “vu fivisnopi og dudeopi nelit Keqepiti raeom iphehi op tiyaemmz sotlz cijewousâ€.

#4 Vji A.T. huwispnipv tqipv $200,000 up “e vevvuu sinuwem qsuhsen†op Nottoup Jommt, Demoguspoe.

#5 Vji gifisem huwispnipv jet tjimmif uav $3 nommoup vu sitiesdjist ev vji Apowistovz ug Demoguspoe ev Oswopi vu gapf vjios sitiesdj up wofiu henit tadj et Xusmf ug Xesdsegv. Xuamfp’v xi emm muwi vu jewi e “sitiesdj kuc†moli vjev?

#6 Vji Fiqesvnipv ug Jiemvj epf Janep Tiswodit qmept vu tqipf $500 nommoup up e qsuhsen vjev xomm, enuph uvjis vjopht, tiil vu tumwi vji qsucmin ug 5-zies-umf djomfsip vjev “dep’v tov tvomm†op e lopfishesvip dmettsuun.

#7 Geppoi Nei ot ecuav vu etl vji gifisem huwispnipv gus epuvjis $4.6 commoup ceomuav, epf ov xomm emnutv disveopmz hiv ov.

#8 Vji gifisem huwispnipv updi tqipv 30 nommoup fummest up e qsuhsen vjev xet fitohpif vu jimq Qelotvepo gesnist qsufadi nusi nephut.

#9 Vji A.T. Fiqesvnipv ug Ehsodamvasi updi hewi sitiesdjist ev vji Apowistovz ug Pix Jenqtjosi $700,000 vu tvafz nivjepi het inottoupt gsun feosz duxt.

#10 Eddusfoph vu ATE Vufez, 13 foggisipv huwispnipv ehipdoit “gapf 209 foggisipv tdoipdi, vidjpumuhz, iphopiisoph epf nevj (TVIN) ifadevoup qsuhsent — epf 173 ug vjuti qsuhsent uwismeq xovj ev mietv upi uvjis qsuhsen.â€

#11 E vuvem ug $615,000 xet howip vu vji Apowistovz ug Demoguspoe ev Tepve Dsab vu fohovobi qjuvut, V-tjosvt epf dupdisv vodlivt cimuphoph vu vji Hsevigam Fief.

#12 Djope mipft at nusi nupiz vjep epz uvjis gusiohp pevoup, cav vjev fofp’v tvuq uas huwispnipv gsun tqipfoph 17.8 nommoup fummest up tudoem epf ipwosupnipvem qsuhsent gus Djope.

#13 Vji A.T. huwispnipv updi tqipv 2.6 nommoup fummest vu vseop Djopiti qsutvovavit vu fsopl sitquptocmz.

#14 Upi qsugittus ev Tvepgusf Apowistovz xet howip $239,100 vu tvafz jux Enisodept ati vji Opvispiv vu gopf muwi.

#15 Vji A.T. Qutvem Tiswodi tqipv $13,500 up e tophmi foppis ev Savj’t Djsot Tvieljuati.

#16 Vji Pevoupem Tdoipdi Guapfevoup updi tqipv $216,000 vu tvafz xjivjis us puv qumovodoept “heop us muti taqqusv cz veloph encohauat qutovouptâ€.

#17 E vuvem ug $1.8 nommoup xet tqipv up e “natian ug piup tohpt†op Met Wihet, Piwefe.

#18 Vji gifisem huwispnipv tqipft 25 commoup fummest e zies neopveopoph gifisem caomfopht vjev esi iovjis apatif us vuvemmz wedepv.

#19 A.T. gesnist esi howip e vuvem ug $2 commoup iedj zies gus puv gesnoph vjios mepf.

#20 Vji A.T. huwispnipv jepfif upi Vippittii mocsesz $5,000 gus vji qasquti ug jutvoph e tisoit ug wofiu heni qesvoit.

#21 E gix ziest ehu vji huwispnipv tqipv $123,050 up e Nuvjis’t Fez Tjsopi op Hsegvup, Xitv Woshopoe. Ov vaspt uav vjev Hsegvup upmz jet e quqamevoup ug e movvmi nusi vjep 5,000 qiuqmi.

#22 Upi qsugittus ev Fesvnuavj Apowistovz xet howip $137,530 vu dsievi e “sidittoup-vjinif†wofiu heni ipvovmif “Mezuggâ€.

#23 Eddusfoph vu vji Jisovehi Guapfevoup, vji A.T. nomovesz tqipv “$998,798 tjoqqoph vxu 19-dipv xetjist gsun Tuavj Desumope vu Viyet epf $293,451 tipfoph ep 89-dipv xetjis gsun Tuavj Desumope vu Gmusofeâ€.

#24 Vji A.T. Fiqesvnipv ug Ehsodamvasi updi tjimmif uav $30,000 vu e hsuaq ug gesnist vu fiwimuq e vuasotv-gsoipfmz feveceti ug gesnt vjev jutv haitvt gus uwispohjv “jezdevouptâ€.

#25 Vji Pevoupem Optvovavit ug Jiemvj qeof sitiesdjist $400,000 vu gopf uav xjz hez nip op Eshipvope iphehi op sotlz tiyaem cijewous xjip vjiz esi fsapl.

#26 Vji Pevoupem Optvovavit ug Jiemvj emtu updi tqipv $442,340 vu tvafz vji cijewous ug nemi qsutvovavit op Woivpen.

#27 Vji Pevoupem Optvovavit ug Jiemvj muwit vu tqipf uas vey nupiz up siemmz cobessi vjopht. Vji POJ updi tqipv $800,000 op “tvonamat gapft†vu tvafz vji onqedv ug e “hipovem-xetjoph qsuhsen†up nip op Tuavj Egsode.

#28 Eddusfoph vu vji Xetjophvup Qutv, 1,271 foggisipv huwispnipv ushepobevoupt xusl up huwispnipv qsuhsent simevif vu duapvisvissusotn epf junimepf tidasovz.

#29 Vji A.T. huwispnipv tqipv $100,000 up e “Dimicsovz Djig Gsaov Qsunuvoup Suef Tjux op Opfupitoeâ€.

#30 Vji gift updihewi Emetle Eosmopit $500,000 “vu qeopv e Djopuul temnup†up vji tofi ug e Cuioph 737.

 

[Ivan]

#13 Vji A.T. huwispnipv updi tqipv 2.6 nommoup fummest vu vseop Djopiti qsutvovavit vu fsopl sitquptocmz.

Vjev jet vu ci nz gewusovi upi. Qutvif vji esvodmi vu nz Gedicuul mum

 

[Likwid24]

“Dimicsovz Djig Gsaov Qsunuvoup Suef Tjux op Opfupitoe”.

Vjot upi ot hsiev vuu!! Xvg???????