[Am-info] options

[Erick Andrews]

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 11:16:39 -0500, John J. Urbaniak wrote:

>I just heard on CNBC that some analyst from Merrill Lynch, I think his
>name is Milanovich or something like that, said that if options were
>properly treated as expenses, then tech earnings would actually be down
>about 60%.
>
>In Microsoft's case, if it's true that they paid no federal income taxes
>for the last two years, then what I said before was also true.  They
>made NO MONEY for the last two years.
>

Let me add a bit, because I don't think that the following referenced
article is too off topic.

My question:  What tax havens offshore does MS use?

Even though lightly treated, this article is overdue and not loud enough
to put the spotlights on some of our 'great corporate patriots' who pay 
no taxes:

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/071/business/Congress_looks_to_plug_tax_loophole+.shtml

Yep, I have worked as a 'wage slave' on four continents and had to pay
state, federal and host country taxes.

-- 
Erick Andrews