Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Getty Images is one of the world’s largest suppliers of stock images. It has an archive of over 130 million photographs dating back to the 1800s and a market cap of around $900 million (€810 million). The company trades globally and holds its intellectual property in an Irish subsidiary located in Carrickmines, Dublin called Getty Images International. The group licenses images out to affiliated entities and third-party customers in more than 100 countries where Getty has no permanent place of business. Some of these countries impose royalty withholding tax (RWHT), typically at a rate of 20…

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