US cell network Verizon Wireless will pay out a shareholder dividend this year - and as there are only two shareholders, the $7bn (£4.5bn) divvy will be split between, er, Verizon and Vodafone. That means Voda - headquartered in Newbury, UK - will take home $3.15bn (£2.1bn). Vodafone owns 45 per cent of Verizon Wireless - the …

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Tuesday 14th May 2013 15:24 GMT b166er

Any tax to pay on that?

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1. Tuesday 14th May 2013 15:41 GMT philbo
  
  Re: Any tax to pay on that?
  
  Looks like I'm not the only person whose first thought was that when I read the article.
  
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2. Tuesday 14th May 2013 16:03 GMT jonathanb
  
  No. Companies don't pay tax on dividend income.
  
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Tuesday 14th May 2013 15:24 GMT Ol'Peculier

Maybe they can pay off a bit of their tax bill with this?

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1. Tuesday 14th May 2013 15:35 GMT Don Jefe
  
  We don't recognize that tax bill.
  
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Tuesday 14th May 2013 15:39 GMT AceRimmer

Vodafone Cayman Islands

Will be delighted at the news

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Tuesday 14th May 2013 17:14 GMT Anonymous Coward

Like the comments above, I'm disgusted by the news of a British company having some success and I hope they have every penny of profit taken from them in tax.

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1. Tuesday 14th May 2013 21:18 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
  I agree ... surely there must be a European Regulator that can impose massive fines on these despicable "successful people".
  
  I mean, how can they even admit to this disgusting "profit" after the government has pillaged their bottom line with their marvelous "Bandwidth Auctions".
  
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Tuesday 14th May 2013 21:22 GMT Anonymous Coward

"headquartered in Newbury"

Vodafone Group's headquarters are in London, not Newbury. Vodafone UK's headquarters are in Newbury.

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1. Wednesday 15th May 2013 03:51 GMT Anonymous Coward
  
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  Maybe if Vodafone's cut was taken in stacked $1 bills, the pile would stretch from London to Newbury? That sounds like one of the Reg's alternate measurement units....
  
  How do you say "Ka-ching!" in British English??
  
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  1. Wednesday 15th May 2013 12:03 GMT I think so I am?
    
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    Jolly good old chap
    
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