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Comment by firefax

5 days ago

Also in general Google satellite offices often house the engineers of acquired startups who don't want to move to the mothership. It's not their primary purpose but it's one of the things they use them for.

> in general Google satellite offices often house the engineers of acquired startups who don't want to move to the mothership

Would it be unfair to ask if (in this instance the UK's) satellite country taxpayers are subsidising corporate offices when the overall structures are arranged such that any overall corporation tax payable will be paid in the lowest-possible jurisdiction?

See - for instance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation_tax_in_the_Republi...