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HBS After Hours

Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee.

When the sun goes down at the world's leading business school, the faculty speak their minds. Listen in to Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Youngme Moon, and Mihir Desai, as they dish on everything from the NRA, to pornography, to free trade, to how to buy happiness... and many more topics at the intersection of business and culture. It's entertaining, insightful, funny and NO MBA REQUIRED! You can subscribe to HBS After Hours on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. (NOTE: This podcast is currently on hiatus and will return in the fall.)

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Behind Apple's Tax Situation, an Unprecedented Financial Policy

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The European Union recently hit Apple with a $14.5 billion tax bill, but that’s hardly the first or worst financial challenge the technology giant has faced. In 1997, the company suffered a near-death experience that caused it to completely reimagine itself. The result was a new line of products and an unprecedented financial model. Mihir Desai explains the financial wiring behind the inventors of the iPhone.

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Burger King Becomes the Latest US Company Using Tax Inversion

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Wisconsin Public Radio speaks with a Harvard Law Professor Mihir Desai who recently testified to the Senate Finance Committee on the issue of corporate tax inversions.  Burger King is the latest US corporation who is leaving the US and taking its tax dollars with it.  They'll discuss the problem and possible solutions.

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Corporate Inversions: Tax Dodge, or Symptom of the Tax Code?→

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Corporate inversions are transactions, such as mergers or acquisitions, that involve a U.S. and foreign headquartered firm and result in the newly formed firm being headquartered outside the U.S. As a result, it can legally lower its U.S. taxes and enjoy parity with its foreign based competitors. 

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Mihir Desai's academic publications have appeared in leading economics, finance, and law journals. His work has emphasized the appropriate design of tax policy in a globalized setting, the links between corporate governance and taxation, and the internal capital markets of multinational firms. His research has been cited in The Economist, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and several other publications.