
Case summary:
On the purchase of Company SE, Company M caught attention from a lot of people. Purchasing Company SE on cash deal bases created a good opinion in the people’s mind on Company M. $8.5 billion was the total amount paid by Company M; those funds were collected from foreign countries. In order to avoid paying of taxes, the company has to not send back its foreign earning to Country U.
Country U firms have collectively $2 trillion in foreign countries that are said to be untaxed profits. The tax rate of Country U is 35%; many companies are doing business throughout the world by keeping the cash unused. For example, Company M has $100 billion cash funds outside Country U; it also includes few low-income tax countries namely Country S, Country I, and Country B.
Shareholders are benefited from not paying the income taxes in Country U; this is due to few financial decisions. The company was not able to address how the Country U tax funds were able to benefit the whole country. At this stage, Country U was revising its tax code; therefore, there may be changes in Country’s U corporate tax.
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Company SE.
Company M.
Country U.
To determine: The manner in which it is possible that the given corporate tax rate in many developed countries where Company M profits from foreign is high.
Introduction:
A shareholder is an individual, institution, or company who owns at least a share in a company stock. They are the owners of the company. They take part in both success and failure of the company. They are also known as stockholders.

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