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Microsoft Freeloading In Washington State Courts

Posted by kdawson on from the having-it-both-ways dept.

reifman writes "For tax purposes, Microsoft reports that it's earned its estimated $143 billion in software licensing revenue in Nevada, where there is no licensing tax, as we discussed a few weeks ago. However, for legal purposes, Microsoft relies on Washington law and its underfunded courts to defend its contracts as it did in Microsoft Licensing GP vs. TSR Silicon. Application of common legal doctrines such as nexus, the step doctrine, and alter ego theory may lead to findings that Microsoft owes the state more than $1 billion in taxes, interest, and penalties."

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  1. Re:What a Troll! by nedlohs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah great example. You'd rather pay taxes on that first $95k in that famously low tax haven known as Europe...

  2. Legal doctrines? by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Application of common legal doctrines such as nexus, the step doctrine, and alter ego theory

    Those don't sound like legal doctrines. They sound like sci-fi movie titles.

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  3. Re:What a Troll! by monkeySauce · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly.

    Nobody thinks picking a good meal over a bad one is unethical. But most people agree that picking the best parts off a buffet is at least questionable.

    You're related to that bad analogy guy, aren't you?