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dutch sandwich

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
dutch sand-wich
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of tax avoidance, based on the Double Irish arrangement, in which revenues from income of sales of the products shipped by the second Irish company are first booked by a shell company in the Netherlands, taking advantage of generous tax laws there.

Etymology

The two Irish holding companies can be imagined as "bread", with the Netherlands company as a filling between them.

Inflected Forms

Dutch sandwiches (plural)

Questions

What does dutch sandwich mean?
A form of tax avoidance, based on the Double Irish arrangement, in which revenues from income of sales of the products shipped by the second Irish company are first booked by a shell company in the Netherlands, taking advantage of generous tax laws there.
Where does dutch sandwich come from?
The two Irish holding companies can be imagined as "bread", with the Netherlands company as a filling between them.

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