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arjunnarayan on May 18, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: YouTube to Acquire Videogame-Streaming Service Twi...

Can offshore cash be used for acquisitions without being taxed on repatriation?

notatoad on May 19, 2014 [–]

it'll be taxed on repatriation, but it doesn't have to be repatriated to be used. if you buy something with foreign cash, it's the seller's job to get it into their country.

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