Tax avoidance was Bain's business, its only business:
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| The New York attorney general is investigating whether some
| of the nation's biggest private equity firms have abused a
| tax strategy in order to slice hundreds of millions of
| dollars from their tax bills, according to executives with
| direct knowledge of the inquiry.
| ...
| Among the firms to receive subpoenas are Kohlberg Kravis
| Roberts & Company, TPG Capital, Sun Capital Partners,
| Apollo Global Management, Silver Lake Partners and Bain
| Capital, which was founded by Mitt Romney, the Republican
| nominee for president. Representatives for the firms
| declined to comment on the inquiry.
| ...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/business/inquiry-on-tax-strategy-adds-to-scrutiny-of-finance-firms.html>
--bks
Missing tax returns? Who said missing tax returns?