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		alastair on Feb 1, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How IKEA is structured to minimize tax and maximiz... "Wal-Mart paid 34 cents in taxes for every dollar of profit it made in the past three years." [http://wgbhradio.org/News/Articles/2011/1/29/For_Many_Compan...]

Tichy on Feb 1, 2011 | [–]

Still, profit is only what is left after the accountants did their job.

loewenskind on Feb 1, 2011 | | [–]

Funny that the articles uncited tax number only went back 3 years. What would happen if they went back more? http://www.ctj.org/pdf/walmart041607.pdf

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