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.

  • M500@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    Yeah but they eared more than double that in profit in their 2023 year. This is taxes over a 20 year period.

    In this context it does not seem like it’s too much.

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      11 months ago

      It’s still way more than “none”. Let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good.

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      11 months ago

      I didn’t believe you so I looked it up. You’re wrong. Their gross profit is over 4x that amount in 2023.