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I'm not sure about that. I think most multinationals follow the same double-irish structure [0] which is based on laws in Ireland, the Netherland and the Bermudas.

According to Wikipedia (just listing the IT-companies):

* Adobe Systems

* Apple Inc.

* Facebook

* Google

* IBM

* Microsoft

* Oracle Corp.

* Yahoo!

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement




Also bands like U2 make use of such structures to avoid taxes: http://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21625444-...


At least they are Irish...




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