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Is It Luck of the Irish or Something More?

17 March 2010

Ah, Ireland. Land of leprechauns, rainbows and… low corporate taxes. That’s right: Ireland is a tax haven. Over the past few years, Ireland has been taking increasing heat from its near neighbors and the US for its perceived efforts to lure corporations to the Emerald Isle. Already facing criticism from many in the UK, Ireland [...]

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Microsoft Exec: Consumers Need to Pay More Taxes

7 March 2010

What if the head of Coca-Cola suggested a tax on sugary sodas to combat increasing instances of obesity? Or if the big three automakers heralded an increase in the gas tax as a way of repairing our highways? It would leave a lot of us scratching our heads. That’s why many IT folks were left [...]

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iPhone, uTax?

29 June 2007

Working at Apple just got a little sweeter, it seems. Apple has announced that it is giving free iPhones to all 18,000 of its employees, at a cost of over $10 million to the company. Each of the models is worth about $600. Cool, right? The new phones are set to be distributed to employees [...]

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