what is the double irish dutch sandwich strategy 
the double irish dutch sandwich strategy was a tax avoidance scheme practiced at one time by google and other companies it involved funneling profits to an irish subsidiary then a dutch subsidiary and finally to a second irish subsidiary based in a tax haven such as bermuda the result was to eliminate or indefinitely postpone any taxes due to the united states or other countries where the profits actually originated the loopholes that made this possible were effectively closed as of 2020 9