Report: Starbucks, Fiat Chrysler Found To Be Illegally Avoiding Taxes; Amazon, Apple Could Be Next


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  • The European Union completed a 15-month investigation into multi-national companies setting up tax shelters.
  • The report noted Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) made the Netherlands its European hub, while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) has been taking advantage of an internal financing subsidiary in Luxembourg.
  • The commission concluded that these two tax rulings constitute illegal state aid and its investigation will expand to other multinational giants.
  • Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler's European operations have been a focal point of a 15-month-long investigation by the European Union. The investigation focused on Starbucks' naming the Netherlands as its home base, while Fiat has gained tax benefits by using an internal financing subsidiary in Luxembourg.

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    Report Details

    According to The Guardian, Margrethe Vestager, the Competition Commission, concluded that both Starbucks and Fiat are illegally benefiting from state aid.

    The report alleged that Starbucks artificially inflated the internal price at which its Dutch roaster purchased its coffee beans from another Starbucks company based in Switzerland. The company took advantage of favorable tax treatments that are available in the Netherlands.

    Starbucks could receive a tax bill of around 30 million euros, according to sources cited by The Financial Times. A decision against Fiat's similar "sweetheart tax deal" is expected to be more costly.

    Pay Attention, Investors

    Investors should be made aware that while Starbucks and Fiat were the subject of an initial investigation, the committee is preparing to investigation similar tax avoidance allegations involving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s offices in Ireland and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s tax affairs in Luxembourg.

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    27% profit every 20 days?

    This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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