{"id":4906,"date":"2009-09-25T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2009\/09\/25\/microsoft-doesnt-like-tax-so-whats-new\/"},"modified":"2009-09-25T11:30:13","modified_gmt":"2009-09-25T09:30:13","slug":"microsoft-doesnt-like-tax-so-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2009\/09\/25\/microsoft-doesnt-like-tax-so-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft doesn’t like tax – so what’s new?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the TJN blog<\/a> on Microsoft’s tax ( a favourite theme of mine):<\/p>\n

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Although the majority of [Microsoft’s] software development is performed in Washington State, Microsoft records its estimated $18 billion in licensing revenue per year through a corporate office in Reno, Nevada where there is no licensing tax.<\/p>\n

If the Washington State Legislature hadn't bowed to industry lobbyists and cut the tax rate by more than 2\/3, Microsoft would owe $2.08 billion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So Microsoft does not like paying tax. That’s not news.<\/p>\n

But it’s going to be. That tax and corporate responsibility debate hasn't even started yet. But as TJN says, tax and CSR is the elephant in the room.<\/p>\n

Just wait. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the TJN blog on Microsoft’s tax ( a favourite theme of mine): Although the majority of [Microsoft’s] software development is performed in Washington State,
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