How US tech corporations avoid taxes

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Mike_L said:

hershel_layton said:
Good. It's annoying how many corporations can avoid billions of taxes without punishment, while a second class citizen who avoids(at the most) several thousand dollars of taxes gets hunted down until they are thrown into jail.

This.

 

And as I posted as a response in another thread:

This is 10 years of unpaid taxes where Apple has exploited the system and only paid 50 euros for every 1,000,000 euros profit.

How is that fair competition towards companies that've paid the normal tax rate? In Ireland the tax rate is 12.5%. Far from what Apple has paid.

As the most valuable company in the world I think it's time for Apple to show a little responsibility.
Besides, I think Apple will survive

What's really shitty about this is that Apple touts temselves as an example to others, in how accurate and fair they are when it comes to paying their taxes. It's allegedly part of their pholosophy to pay the appropiate taxes and give back some of their success.

None of that is technically wrong. They had the irish governements blessing in doind what they did, but it still smacks hypocrisy.