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I noticed something interesting the other day on my bank statement as I pay for a LinkedIn premium account and it says, "LinkedIn Ireland" or something along th
by DigitalSea 13y ago
I noticed something interesting the other day on my bank statement as I pay for a LinkedIn premium account and it says, "LinkedIn Ireland" or something along those lines. LinkedIn uses Ireland to dodgily get out of paying tax too. Every major company does, its been a known loophole for a long time now.
- netcan 13y agoGoogle bills most non US clients from Google Ireland too. Obviously there are tax considerations. But Google (non US) and Linkedin genuinely have big presences in Ireland. They do account management, customer service, accounting, etc out of massive Dublin offices. Language, availability of educated generalists and willingness of European employees to immigrate to Dublin are also big considerations. They aren't billing to shell companies. This is a genuine loophole that is being closed, not an intentional piece of policy.
- infinitone 13y agoYup, even some startups do- I had a wire transfer from a startup from Ireland.