Venezuela Tax Agency Orders Shutdown Of IBM, Others

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Venezuelan Tax Agency Orders Shutdown of IBM, Others

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBR9Y1JGEE.html

(Gold9472: I don't know if you guys have been following, but the Venezuelan Government has been doing a lot lately to piss off American corporations. Remember that the Corporations run America right now... Also remember that before 9/11, it was a time when the market was 900 points down, and major Corporations, (Enron, Worldcomm, etc...) were in the middle of scandals... I and others believe that one of the reasons 9/11 took place was to take the focus off of the Corporations problems, and to bring back a dying market with the use of war. Of course, only for select few...)

The Associated Press
Published: Oct 6, 2005

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's tax agency said that it had imposed fines and ordered the temporary closure of several foreign companies, including International Business Machines, due to tax irregularities.

The Seniat agency ordered the 48-hour shutdown of U.S. computer company IBM Corp.'s office in Caracas, as well as auto parts company Bosch Rexroth Corp., for bookkeeping irregularities related to the value added tax, the agency said in a statement.

Others such as Microsoft Corp., Honda Motor Co., Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens and Colombina SA will face closures ranging from 24 to 48 hours, as well as fines, it said.

The reasons for the punitive actions against the latter were unclear.

Company officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Seniat officials have pursued an aggressive "zero evasion" campaign that has helped the government of President Hugo Chavez reach new tax collection records.

The president has said that all companies must pay their taxes, particularly foreign ones that pay taxes in their home countries but often skip what they owe in Venezuela.

Under Chavez, Seniat has told foreign oil companies they owe more than $3 billion in unpaid taxes going back several years. The government has said oil companies won't be able to continue operating in the country if they refuse to pay those claims.

AP-ES-10-06-05 0024EDT

[Gold9472]

In other words, now would be a time to concerned.

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I'm having a "Conspiracy Theory" moment.

[911=inside job]

youre crazy.. lol... i hope we dont fuck with him...

[Gold9472]

youre crazy.. lol... i hope we dont fuck with him...

Am I...

Karl Rove has suddenly decided to testify, and Karl Rove ALWAYS has an alterior motive to WHATEVER he does... so why did he testify? To take up more time? To save someone else's ass (The President)?

Now we hear about Subway threats in New York City... and have been told by the President that since 9/11, our Government has thwarted 3 possible attacks by "Al-Qaeda" that were meant for the inside of the United States.

Let's not forget the Avian Flu Pandemic that's barrelling down on us...