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If you're paying dividends, you're not paying 40% income tax on that. Microsoft employees are also paying 20-40% income tax remember.

• Grustaf 5y ago
  Sure, so Microsoft still (not so) indirectly contributes to the tax coffers. But it's still pretty bad that the rich MS shareholders can benefit from schemes like these, while employees can't.
  • maccard 5y ago
    I'm not defending MS at all, but it's not correct to say "I'm contributing 40% plus corporation tax while Microsoft contributes nothing".
    • Grustaf 5y ago
      I'm not saying that, I'm saying the opposite. But perhaps you're referring to what someone else said.