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AP IMPACT: An islands tax haven for US defense contractor

                   
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May 7, 2008
        
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Close Brothers (Cayman) Limited has its offices in Harbour Place in George Town, Grand Cayman, seen Saturday, May 3, 2008. The investment house, records show, serves as a shallow footprint in the Caymans for the subsidiary of Combat Support Associates, CSA Ltd., which was... [read full story]                    

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Islands provide tax haven for U.S. defense contractors; Congress may close loophole

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WASHINGTON — When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost — a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits.

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WASHINGTON -- When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost -- a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits. ... - By RICHARD...

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WASHINGTON -- When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost -- a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in... ... Government losing...

: Congress aims to close loophole that allows tax havens for military contractors

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost -- a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits. It's legal,...

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U.S. firms duck taxes overseas, inquiry shows

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By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- When the Pentagon announced that an obscure California company had won a lucrative militar ... ... By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The subsidiary, CSA Ltd., now employs about 2,000 American citizens in...

                   

Tax havens for U.S. contractors may end

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May 8, 2008
        

Contractors large and small have been heading offshore to shield piles of taxpayer dollars, according to an Associated Press investigation, but irate lawmakers are thundering that they'll put an end to it. ... Close Brothers has its offices in the Cayman Islands. The...

                   

Defense industry tax havens under fire

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May 8, 2008
        

Contractors large and small have been heading offshore to shield piles of taxpayer dollars, according to an Associated Press investigation, but irate lawmakers are thundering that they'll put an end to it. ... Close Brothers has its offices in the Cayman Islands. The...

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