http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/06/09/apples-tax-bill-rising-much-slower-than-its-profits/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/06/09/apples-tax-bill-rising-much-slower-than-its-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-577227 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:48:36 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=47680#comment-577227 […] Suicide at Foxconn. Poisoned workers. Colluding to inflate the price of e-books. Tax evasion (albeit, legal). Shady suppliers who can’t toe the line of labor or environmental laws in China. Apple’s […]

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/06/09/apples-tax-bill-rising-much-slower-than-its-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-554198 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:09:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=47680#comment-554198 The Times report was proven to be mistaken weeks ago. The 9.8% figure is derived from comparing 2011 profits against 2010 taxes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/04/30/apples-9-8-tax-rate-new-york-times-ignorance-again/

]]> http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/06/09/apples-tax-bill-rising-much-slower-than-its-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-554186 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:31:00 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=47680#comment-554186 OK, now adjust that figure to include -all- taxes paid, including import duties, user fees, sales/use/VAT taxes, payroll taxes, and everything else I’ve forgotten. Then you’ll have a meaningful comparison.

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