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Lawyers encouraged private equity underwriters (PEU's) to set up offshore entities before Baby New Year arrived. The offshore corporations needed a 2008 start date to legally meet their aim, avoiding fair taxation on income.
Such structures allow PEU's to turn "carried interest" into low cost loans, achieving the same 15% tax rate. It also shields income from any Medicare tax increases. So much for those who have more, having a greater obligation...
Such structures allow PEU's to turn "carried interest" into low cost loans, achieving the same 15% tax rate. It also shields income from any Medicare tax increases. So much for those who have more, having a greater obligation...