740

Microsoft owes $29 billion in back taxes plus penalties and interest to IRS (appleinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

70 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'd like to agree but it is not illegal to not pay your taxes. It is illegal to not file your taxes. So if you file your taxes and owe $5,000, you can't go to jail/prison for not paying it.

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023

740 points (97.8% liked)

Technology

59436 readers

2223 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS