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Accenture Responds to Obama
The Provocateur ^ | 05/27/2009 | Mike Volpe

Posted on 05/27/2009 9:49:15 AM PDT by fiscon1

(Via the Corner) In response to President Obama's plans to tax the foreign income of companies incorporated in places like the Bahamas, Accenture has decided to do this.

Technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture Ltd plans to change its place of incorporation to Ireland from Bermuda, following an exodus of large multinational companies to Europe as the U.S. government plans to tighten tax rules.

Accenture said on Tuesday it does not expect any material change in its financial results or tax treatment, but said Ireland will provide economic benefits. Its board unanimously approved the move.

"A member of the European Union, Ireland offers a sophisticated, well-developed corporate, legal and regulatory environment," Accenture Chief Executive William Green said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at theeprovocateur.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: domesticpolicy; econom; taxes

1 posted on 05/27/2009 9:49:15 AM PDT by fiscon1
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To: fiscon1
...change its place of incorporation to Ireland from Bermuda

Well, as they are not incorporated in the USA to begin with, why would Obama care?

2 posted on 05/27/2009 9:53:44 AM PDT by theDentist (qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: theDentist
Apparently there's some clout against the Bahamas, but Irelind?

Ahh, y'n***** .. jisTRYt'f*** wi' us !

Ireland has been on the up for some years now, and as far as I know, there's no appreciable muzzie population there.

3 posted on 05/27/2009 9:56:43 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: fiscon1

translation: we think The One can roll Bermuda, but he will be reluctant to provoke his best buds in the E.U.


4 posted on 05/27/2009 9:58:14 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: fiscon1

Obama doesn’t want these capitalist entities here anyway. He cannot eliminate our system if the workers have good jobs and nice homes to live in.


5 posted on 05/27/2009 10:04:39 AM PDT by east1234 (It's the borders stupid! My new enviromentalist inspired tagline: cut, kill, dig and drill)
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To: knarf
Ireland has been on the up for some years now, and as far as I know, there's no appreciable muzzie population there.

Fair number of pharma's have moved mfg operations to Ireland.

6 posted on 05/27/2009 10:11:51 AM PDT by OpeEdMunkey (We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
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To: fiscon1

Ingersoll Rand is doing the same thing with its headquarters and its incorporation. They started out here, went to Bermuda, realized it wasn’t good enough, and headed for Ireland.


7 posted on 05/27/2009 10:21:53 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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To: fiscon1
It's a shame that Iceland has gone so anti-capitalist - otherwise they would start to be looking attractive by now.

The one to watch, I believe, is Cuba.

8 posted on 05/27/2009 10:25:21 AM PDT by The Duke (I have met the enemy, and he is named 'Apathy'!)
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To: fiscon1

bookmark.


9 posted on 05/27/2009 10:26:14 AM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
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