What are all the tech companies in Ireland going to do? Ireland already had a bailout, so it's quite conceivable this could happen to them as well. I don't think companies like Google or Facebook would appreciate everything over $100k Euros in their Ireland accounts being indefinitely frozen / confiscated.
I could be wrong, but I would imagine there's a few board meetings happening these days that are bringing up this concern. Time will tell!
They no keep their money in Ireland or any other statist / fascist / socialist regime.
Yes they do. The entire reason so many tech companies setup shop in Ireland was due to financial incentives, such as low corporate income tax.
Being incorporated in a country does not mean that one has to hold a significant percentage of their monies in said country.
The profits don’t stay with the Dublin subsidiary, which reported pretax income of less than 1 percent of sales in 2008, according to Irish records. That’s largely because it paid $5.4 billion in royalties to Google Ireland Holdings, which has its “effective centre of management” in Bermuda, according to company filings.
Being incorporated in a country does not mean that one has to hold a significant percentage of their monies in said country.
So the country where every member of the Russian mafia deposits their money decides to freeze accounts... Anyone else see a problem with this?
Are we really having this discussion?
Why would a company like Google setup a corp in Ireland (plus build office, hire hundreds of people, etc.) with the intention of saving tax monies, then not put any money through the corp? That would be pretty stupid, wouldn't it?
Are we really having this discussion?
Why would a company like Google setup a corp in Ireland (plus build office, hire hundreds of people, etc.) with the intention of saving tax monies, then not put any money through the corp? That would be pretty stupid, wouldn't it?
I don't know, I'm not an accountant for Google or anything, but I'm quite confident they have alot more than $100k sitting in Irish bank accounts right now.
So the country where every member of the Russian mafia deposits their money decides to freeze accounts... Anyone else see a problem with this?
Yes they do. The entire reason so many tech companies setup shop in Ireland was due to financial incentives, such as low corporate income tax.
You're thinking too small. The US/EU want Cyprus out of the way, this is how they do it. Any Russian money is a trickle down. They'll get friendly policies installed, and open up the oil access, and then a military base to protect US oil interests.