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Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes plus penalties and interest to IRS::The IRS sent a surprise bill to Microsoft, hitting the company with a $28.9 billion bill for back taxes and penalties spanning a decade, starting in 2003.

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[-] chaorace 41 points 1 year ago

To misquote J Paul Getty: "If you owe the IRS $29,000 that's your problem. If you owe the IRS $29,000,000,000 that's the IRS's problem"

[-] bastion@feddit.nl -3 points 1 year ago
[-] chaorace 14 points 1 year ago

Alright, fine... You got me! It's actually Microsoft's problem.

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