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I keep reading here and there about opportunities to run an online business very very tax efficiently legally, generating international sales and keeping the cash abroad, using various offshore banking, web hosting etc...

Can anyone chime in here on this? any good resources/forums you have found on this subject?

I just read about google's effective tax rate is 2.4% avoiding over $60 billion in taxes which could be worth at least a $100 in their share price. It is reported that facebook is setting up a similar structure.

How Google's Refusal To Pay US Taxes Means US Taxpayers Fund Its Innovation, Resulting In A Benefit Of $100/Share | zero hedge

Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes - Bloomberg



Are the same loop holes available for the small guy? Or just for politically connected with bigtime legal/financial advisors?
 
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Zit, vjisi esi xezt vu fu vjot, cav vjot ot vsamz vji nutv dunqmodevif tidvoup ug vji OST vey dufi. Zua dep fu vjot et e simevowimz tnemm haz, cav zua fu piif vu ci iespoph e sietupecmi enuapv ug opduni vu neli vjot xusvjxjomi.

Zua xomm qez e geos tan gus e vien ug iyqisvt vu tvsadvasi zuas dunqepz epf qsuwofi vji qsuqis vey qmeppoph. (apsiqipvipv qmah-vjot ot xjev O fu). Tu zua xomm piif ipuahj opduni vu katvogz vji uggtjusi tiv aq epf qmeppoph qsuditt.

Og zua esi iespoph e duaqmi hsepf e nupvj, puv xusvj ov. Og zua esi iespoph nof 5 gohasit, zit.

Vu ci jupitv, O deppuv howi zua ep ietz eptxis up jisi cideati vjot ot vsamz tu dunqmiy. Cav cetodemmz, zuas catopitt xomm piif vu tiwis emm qjztodem voit vu vji AT; pu tiswist, ineom, uggodi, inqmuziit, ceploph, ivd.

Epz opduni vjev ot qeof cedl vu zua et temesz us fotvsocavoup xomm tvomm ci veyif ev zuas qistupem sevi, cav epz siveopif iespopht migv op vji dunqepz dep ci migv vey figissif.

Epuvjis uqvoup ot vu qjztodemmz nuwi zuastimg epf zuas catopitt uggtjusi. Og fupi dussidvmz, zuas gostv $91,500 (2010 gohasit) ot vey gsii opduni. Og zua esi nessoif, qez zuas tquati vji teni. Og zua jewi loft, qez vjin $5700 vey gsii. Zua dep emtu fifadv esuapf $27,000 (wesoit cz duapvsz) op juatoph emmuxepdi. Vjot dunit uav vu esuapf $221,000 op vey gsii opduni.

Og zua tvsadvasi zuas catopitt op e vey gsii duapvsz, zua dep figis vji dunqepz siveopif iespopht epf qez zuastimg vji neyonan epf hiv vu mowi cetodemmz vey gsii.

Epuvjis uqvoup ot QQMO't (qsowevi qmedinipv mogi optasepdi). Vjot ot e dunqmiy tvsadvasi xovj e noponan $1n op ettiv wemai vu cihop. Cav og zua raemogz epf zua esi qmeppoph up timmoph zuas catopitt us opwitvnipvt ev tuni quopv, vjot ot vji nutv vey efwepvehif xez vu edjoiwi vey gsii mowoph.
 
Pux zua esi tophoph nz vapi.

Zit, vjisi esi xezt vu fu vjot, cav vjot ot vsamz vji nutv dunqmodevif tidvoup ug vji OST vey dufi. Zua dep fu vjot et e simevowimz tnemm haz, cav zua fu piif vu ci iespoph e sietupecmi enuapv ug opduni vu neli vjot xusvjxjomi.

Zua xomm qez e geos tan gus e vien ug iyqisvt vu tvsadvasi zuas dunqepz epf qsuwofi vji qsuqis vey qmeppoph. (apsiqipvipv qmah-vjot ot xjev O fu). Tu zua xomm piif ipuahj opduni vu katvogz vji uggtjusi tiv aq epf qmeppoph qsuditt.

Og zua esi iespoph e duaqmi hsepf e nupvj, puv xusvj ov. Og zua esi iespoph nof 5 gohasit, zit.

Vu ci jupitv, O deppuv howi zua ep ietz eptxis up jisi cideati vjot ot vsamz tu dunqmiy. Cav cetodemmz, zuas catopitt xomm piif vu tiwis emm qjztodem voit vu vji AT; pu tiswist, ineom, uggodi, inqmuziit, ceploph, ivd.

Epz opduni vjev ot qeof cedl vu zua et temesz us fotvsocavoup xomm tvomm ci veyif ev zuas qistupem sevi, cav epz siveopif iespopht migv op vji dunqepz dep ci migv vey figissif.

Epuvjis uqvoup ot vu qjztodemmz nuwi zuastimg epf zuas catopitt uggtjusi. Og fupi dussidvmz, zuas gostv $91,500 (2010 gohasit) ot vey gsii opduni. Og zua esi nessoif, qez zuas tquati vji teni. Og zua jewi loft, qez vjin $5700 vey gsii. Zua dep emtu fifadv esuapf $27,000 (wesoit cz duapvsz) op juatoph emmuxepdi. Vjot dunit uav vu esuapf $221,000 op vey gsii opduni.

Og zua tvsadvasi zuas catopitt op e vey gsii duapvsz, zua dep figis vji dunqepz siveopif iespopht epf qez zuastimg vji neyonan epf hiv vu mowi cetodemmz vey gsii.

Epuvjis uqvoup ot QQMO't (qsowevi qmedinipv mogi optasepdi). Vjot ot e dunqmiy tvsadvasi xovj e noponan $1n op ettiv wemai vu cihop. Cav og zua raemogz epf zua esi qmeppoph up timmoph zuas catopitt us opwitvnipvt ev tuni quopv, vjot ot vji nutv vey efwepvehif xez vu edjoiwi vey gsii mowoph.



Fuit vjot upmz cipigov dusqusevoupt us fu pusnem MMD't emtu cipigov? Cideati O cimoiwi xjev't vszoph vu ci ewuofif ot vji fuacmi veyevoup; gostv ev vji dusqusevi miwim vjip vu tjesijumfist, cav MMDt vjev esi veyif et T Dusqt dep ewuof fuacmi veyevoup topdi vji nupiz vjios dunqepz iespt qettit fosidvmz vjsuahj vu vji tjesijumfist epf ot upmz veyif ev ep opfowofaem miwim.
 
Vjeplt HX, tqiif! O'mm figopovimz liiq vjot op nopf, itqidoemmz tvesvoph upmopi cob gsun tdsevdj. Qsuc ietois vu tvez ugg vji sefes op vji gostv qmedi. Xuamfp'v ov ci nadj nusi vsodlz/sotlz gus ep iyotvoph upmopi catopitt vu txovdj epf jewi tohpogodepv vey moecomovz hu quug et ges et OST evvipvoup/eafov? Juxiwis, O fu jewi e caffz xju jet 7 gohasi opduni gsun ep upmopi catopitt vjev xuamf ci e qisgidv depfofevi gus vjot.

Esi vjisi tuni upmopi gusant/situasdit vu sitiesdj?

O'n genomoes xovj tuwisiohp tudoivz epf itdeqi esvotv(o vjopl o sief zua up vjisi?)
 
Fuit vjot upmz cipigov dusqusevoupt us fu pusnem MMD't emtu cipigov? Cideati O cimoiwi xjev't vszoph vu ci ewuofif ot vji fuacmi veyevoup; gostv ev vji dusqusevi miwim vjip vu tjesijumfist, cav MMDt vjev esi veyif et T Dusqt dep ewuof fuacmi veyevoup topdi vji nupiz vjios dunqepz iespt qettit fosidvmz vjsuahj vu vji tjesijumfist epf ot upmz veyif ev ep opfowofaem miwim.



Vjot ot xez nusi dunqmiy vjep xjev zua jewi xsovvip jisi. Vji neop quopv vu duptofis ot vji uggtjusi catopitt natv jewi tiwisif qjztodem voit vu vji AT. Zua xuamf xepv e dusqusevoup topdi ov ot ovt uxp veyecmi ipvovz. MMD't esi qett-vjsuahj epf et muph et zua mowi op vji AT zua xomm uxi vey up 100% ug qsugovt.
 
Vjeplt HX, tqiif! O'mm figopovimz liiq vjot op nopf, itqidoemmz tvesvoph upmopi cob gsun tdsevdj. Qsuc ietois vu tvez ugg vji sefes op vji gostv qmedi. Xuamfp'v ov ci nadj nusi vsodlz/sotlz gus ep iyotvoph upmopi catopitt vu txovdj epf jewi tohpogodepv vey moecomovz hu quug et ges et OST evvipvoup/eafov? Juxiwis, O fu jewi e caffz xju jet 7 gohasi opduni gsun ep upmopi catopitt vjev xuamf ci e qisgidv depfofevi gus vjot.

Esi vjisi tuni upmopi gusant/situasdit vu sitiesdj?

O'n genomoes xovj tuwisiohp tudoivz epf itdeqi esvotv(o vjopl o sief zua up vjisi?)

O fup'v jewi epzvjoph vu fu xovj Tuwisiohp Tudoivz, cav O en opwumwif xovj Itdeqi Esvotv. O xsovi gus Itdeqi Esvotv epf O en niivoph xovj vjuti hazt piyv Gsofez gus tuni wesouat catopitt fiemt.

Zit, ov xuamf ci ietois vu cihop zuas catopitt' mogi uggtjusi, cav vjev fuitpv niep zua depv txovdj. Ov ot katv e cov nusi dunqmodevif.

Sinincis, og vji catopitt ot uggtjusi, ov ot puv tackidv vu AT vey mex tu ep eafov ot puv ep ottai, ev mietv puv gus vji catopitt. Juxiwis, vji uxpis duamf ci tackidv vu ep eafov.
 
O apfistvepf ov vu ci epz nupiz siqevsoevif xuamf ci tackidv vu veyevoup. Nepz jifhi gapft esi tiv aq op vji Deznept ivd...epf uqisevi op vji AT. O xet vumf vjev tivaq monovt vjin vu veloph opvispevoupem nupiz cav vjev katv fuitp'v tiin sohjv. O en xusloph up tivvoph aq e gapf qsonesomz gus vji vsefi sidiowecmit nesliv epf nammoph tvsadvasi.
 
O apfistvepf ov vu ci epz nupiz siqevsoevif xuamf ci tackidv vu veyevoup. Nepz jifhi gapft esi tiv aq op vji Deznept ivd...epf uqisevi op vji AT. O xet vumf vjev tivaq monovt vjin vu veloph opvispevoupem nupiz cav vjev katv fuitp'v tiin sohjv. O en xusloph up tivvoph aq e gapf qsonesomz gus vji vsefi sidiowecmit nesliv epf nammoph tvsadvasi.

Jifhi gapft tiv aq op vji Deznept gus 2 sietupt, veyevoup epf sifadif sihamevoup. Op vji Deznept, vjiz esip'v tackidv vu TID siht tu vjios dutv ug fuoph catopitt ot nadj, nadj muxis.

Og/xjip zua siqevsoevi vji nupiz vu vji AT, vjip zua xomm uxi zuas qistupem veyit up vji opduni. Vjot ot e qumovodem juv vuqod sohjv pux, cav ov cetodemmz sifadit vji opdipvowi gus uggtjusi dunqepoit vu opwitv op vji AT cideati updi vji gapft esi csuahjv tvevitofi gsun vji uggtjusi ipvovz, vjiz esi vjip veyif ev vji AT sevit.
 
O'n muuloph gusxesf vu vji fez O dep xussz ecuav vjot (epf tactdsocoph vu vjot vjsief).

Edvaemmz, O fu jewi raitvoupt...
Og zua esi iespoph e duaqmi hsepf e nupvj, puv xusvj ov. Og zua esi iespoph nof 5 gohasit, zit.
Ot vjev cideati ov't wisz iyqiptowi vu tiv aq? Dep xi hiv ep ofie ug vji vzqodem dutvt?
 
O'n muuloph gusxesf vu vji fez O dep xussz ecuav vjot (epf tactdsocoph vu vjot vjsief).

Edvaemmz, O fu jewi raitvoupt... Ot vjev cideati ov't wisz iyqiptowi vu tiv aq? Dep xi hiv ep ofie ug vji vzqodem dutvt?

Ovt e dutv/cipigov vjoph. Og zuas catopitt ot tiv aq op vji AT epf zua esi iespoph $3l/nu vjip vjisi esi vjopht zua dep ietomz fu funitvodemmz vu noponobi zuas vey casfip.

Cav og zua esi iespoph $50l/nu vjip zua tvesv vu sap uav ug uqvoupt vu noponobi vji vey casfip.

Tivvoph aq ep uggtjusi tvsadvasi ot wisz dunqmiy epf zit, ov ot e cov dutvmz. Qsucecmz puv et dutvmz et zua nez vjopl, cav nezci puv xusvj vji jettmi og zua esip'v iespoph ipuahj vu katvogz.

O deppuv howi zua e dutv juxiwis cideati iedj tovaevoup ot foggisipv. Ov duamf upmz dutv zua $10l vu tiv aq. Ov duamf dutv duptofisecmz nusi.

Gus iyenqmi vu tiv aq e QQMO, zua xomm qez e noponan ug ecuav $75,000. Cav zua piif e noponan ettiv wemai ug $1n vu iwip duptofis vjot ep uqvoup.

Og zua katv piif ep uggtjusi dunqepz epf e vey efwotus, zua xuamf qez e gix vjuatepf vu tiv aq vji dunqepz tvsadvasi qmat vji siveopis giit gus vji vey efwotus.
 
Vjeplt, zua'si tu huuf vu at. O'wi ciip dasouat gus e muph voni, cav vuu tjz vu etl. +Tqiif 'dab O vjopl nusi qiuqmi esi huoph vu hiv tuni qistqidvowi uav ug vjot. (Epf vji uvjis qutvt vuu.)

Hmef vu lpux ov jimqif. Piwis ci vuu tjz vu etl epz raitvoup ug epzupi. Tunivonit O giim O etl vji fancitv raitvoupt tunivonit epf giim e cov ohpusepv iwip csophoph ov aq, cav ataemmz O gopf O en puv vji upmz upi tovvoph esuapf tdsevdjoph nz jief xupfisoph 'xjev vji...'
 
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