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Neither pay their taxes

• bkohlmann 9y ago
  If they are violating the law, they will be sued by the government and forced to pay what they owe just as any tax payer who violates the law. As it stands, they are paying what taxes they owe as allowed by our existing tax code. Out of curiosity, what, in your estimation, is the legal amount they have failed to remit?
  • nisa 9y ago
    3.6 billion dollar - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-21/google-lowered-2015-taxes-by-3-6-billion-using-dutch-sandwich https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-21/google-lo... but sure - it's somewhat legal or not illegal but don't pretend it's not sketchy.
• urda 9y ago
  They absolutely pay their taxes. They have a duty to their shareholders to not only pay said taxes, but the exact amount in taxes. Do you seriously expect them to pay more in taxes beyond what is legally required of them? Please avoid these "low effort" comments here on Hacker News, they do not work here.