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0 pointsmelomal5y ago0 comments

Remote workers will be screwed then. I've worked for companies incorporated in Switzerland and I live in Poland, why on earth would that make sense to pay Swiss tax if I live and work in PL?

Also Alphabet is a Delaware incorporated company - tax haven, plus there's the good ol' tax haven of Dublin that FANGs love and Google is located in, like Facebook, Amazon, insert other multi-billion turnover company.

For anyone interested in Ireland's tax loopholes: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/explainer-google...

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sokoloff5y ago· 2 in thread

Many companies are incorporated in Delaware because it has a highly functioning secretary of state and court system. It's not at all a tax haven, having a state corporate tax rate that's around the 6th highest of the 50 states.

D13Fd5y ago

This. You incorporate in Delaware not because it's a tax haven, but because they have the most developed corporate law of any state, and the chancellor/vice chancellors on the Delaware Court of Chancery are without a doubt among the best judges on corporate issues that you will find anywhere in the world.

melomalOP5y ago

> most developed corporate law of any state

Honestly this just sounds like the old Swiss tax rules of 'we never disclose your details, even to the feds'.

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bushbaba5y ago· 2 in thread

Should google pay tax to Poland for ad rev sales made in Poland?

This is no different.

melomalOP5y ago

You do know that they are incorporated in Dublin too, right alongside all the tech companies - because it's a tax haven.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/explainer-google...

Aerroon5y ago

Why does this matter? They can be incorporated in Dublin, but the new rules still apply to a Polish youtuber.

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DoofusOfDeath5y ago

My impression is that tax laws don't necessarily make sense. Rather, they embody the attempts of the politicly powerful to shift tax burden onto others.

In your case, the power imbalance would come from Poland (or the EU?) not prioritizing your situation in trade negotiations with Switzerland. And your inability to force the EU to change that.

That's my working theory anyway. Happy to be corrected.

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