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by edowling 4940 days ago
Apple recently got into a lot of trouble in Australia after routing earnings through its Ireland operation.

http://m.smh.com.au/business/tax-office-takes-285m-bite-out-...

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What trouble? They just had to pay back taxes, and they even came out ahead since they didn't have to pay interest on those taxes. This lack of any meaningful punishment is why corporate shenanigans are so common.