skinny down
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Possible steps the government might take include tightening the rules on two strategies related to inversions, tax experts said: "earnings stripping" and "skinny down" distributions.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2015
But, he said, Treasury could harden its existing rule on "skinny down" restructuring strategies meant to circumvent existing inversion rules.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2015
One way to do that is through "skinny down" share buybacks or other distributions that shrink the size of the U.S. company going into the inversion.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2015
"The last thing we can do is skinny down our staffing right where we need it the most," said Mike Killian, marketing vice president for the three Beaumont Hospitals in suburban Detroit.
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