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Microsoft Avoids Washington State Taxes, Gives Nevada Schoolkid A Surface Laptop (seattletimes.com)
theodp writes: The Official Microsoft Blog hopes a letter from a Nevada middle schooler advising Microsoft President Brad Smith to "keep up the good work running that company" will "inspire you like it did us." Penned as part of a math teacher's assignment to write letters to the businesses that they like, Microsoft says the letter prompted Smith to visit the Nevada school to meet 7th-grader Sky Yi in person as part of the company's effort to draw attention to the importance of math and encourage students and teachers who are passionate about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. In an accompanying video of the surprise meeting, Smith presents Yi with a new Surface Laptop that comes with Windows 10 S, a version of the OS that has been streamlined with schools in mind. "Not bad for a little letter," the Microsoft exec says.
Speaking of Microsoft, Nevada, and education, Bing Maps coincidentally shows the school Smith visited is just a 43-minute drive from the software giant's Reno-based Americas Operations Center. According to the Seattle Times, routing sales through the Reno software-licensing office helps Microsoft minimize its tax bills (NV doesn't tax business income) to the detriment, some say, of Washington State public schools.
Microsoft's state and local taxes will drop to just $30 million for the last year (from an average of $214 milion over the previous 14 years) according to the Seattle Times. "A Microsoft spokesman said the decline in 2017 was caused by the company's deferring taxes on some income to future years and the winding down of the company's smartphone business."
Speaking of Microsoft, Nevada, and education, Bing Maps coincidentally shows the school Smith visited is just a 43-minute drive from the software giant's Reno-based Americas Operations Center. According to the Seattle Times, routing sales through the Reno software-licensing office helps Microsoft minimize its tax bills (NV doesn't tax business income) to the detriment, some say, of Washington State public schools.
Microsoft's state and local taxes will drop to just $30 million for the last year (from an average of $214 milion over the previous 14 years) according to the Seattle Times. "A Microsoft spokesman said the decline in 2017 was caused by the company's deferring taxes on some income to future years and the winding down of the company's smartphone business."
Odumba should have issued an executive order to close this tax loophole, but he was too busy pardoning tranny traitors like Mr. Manning. Thanks Odumba.
... for a personal income tax on everyone else in Washington State, so the rest of us can pick up the slack dropped by his former company.
Microsoft President Brad Smith
Who?
Shitty summary, shitty editors, shitty moderators, shitty users, shitty Linux OS.
http://crosscut.com/2014/08/where-money-k-12-washington-just-ask-microsoft/
Hey Tesla! Great work on pushing the electric car mandate forward like you have. Please continue to do awesome stuff.
((Crosses fingers))
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
Hell, sounds like a great strategy... I'll pay all my taxes starting in 2100, you can even accrue penalties and interest if you like, just let me continue about my business unimpeded in the meantime. I promise, I'm good for the balloon payment.
Next you'll expect them to be good citizens...
the little kids in Washington (state).
And remember, ketchup is a vegatable! (RR)
...Windows 10 S is not "a version of the OS that has been streamlined with schools in mind", it's really "a version of the OS that is artificially restricted from installing 'normal' windows programs outside the windows app store, forcing misguided customers who didn't know any better to shell out an additional $100 after the fact to upgrade to a 'normal' version of windows that's half-way usable"
Windows 10S is Microsoft's attempt at becoming a walled garden gatekeeper like apple, skimming 30% of the top of any application purchase. They do NOT have your best interest at heart, not even in the slightest.
Who does Trump hate the most? Negros or Jews?
Because the ability to run software just slows down an ad platform.
Oh, wow, and you know what? Washington residents cross to Oregon for sales tax free purchases as well.
Guess what, people do not want to pay taxes and rightly so and they should avoid and evade them everywhere and they do.
You can't handle the truth.
Smith presents Yi with a new Surface Laptop
Microsoft Surface Laptops and Tablets Not Recommended by Consumer Reports
The four laptops losing their previous recommended status are the Microsoft Surface Laptop (128GB and 256GB versions) and Microsoft Surface Book (128GB and 512GB versions). Microsoft is relatively new to the hardware business, and this is the first year CR had enough data to estimate predicted reliability for the company’s laptops.
Microsoft’s estimated breakage rate for its laptops and tablets was higher than most other brands’. The differences were statistically significant, which is why Microsoft doesn’t meet CR’s standards for recommended products. The surveys are conducted annually.
"Transparent" is a shit show that trades on every stereotype going. A man in drag is NOT a transsexual.
Slashdot editors think the only role anyone should ever have is to pay taxes to serve some government overlords.
The problem is the tax laws, not the companies taking advantage of them. Do you claim every and all deduction you can? Guess what, companies do the same. Do you pay an accountant $300 to convert your $2400 tax bill to $1200? Guess what, this is what companies do on a much larger scale.
The solution is streamlining the tax laws to make it clear who pays and who doesn't.
My solution? Members of congress, the president, and congressional staffers are not allowed to use any outside tax service to figure out their taxes. No Turbotax, no tax accountants. These assholes get to do their taxes, by hand, on paper. That will simplify the tax code overnight in under a year.
Don't even get me started on Wisconsin and Foxconn. That right there is some truly retarded bullshit.
"...Gives Nevada Schoolkid A Surface Laptop"
Who the fuck cares except the MS shill who posted this?
"Hang onto that laptop kid. That's the very one that Bill Belichik threw in the garbage during an NFL game. Should be worth a tidy sum one day."
Reminds me of the beater I used to drive.
(Oblig. bad car analogy)
Have gnu, will travel.
How about this, charge corporate tax at the point of use instead of the point of production, which can be moved nearly anywhere. This is, essentially, what VAT is. A lot of people don't like it but it's really the only way to prevent these kinds of shenanigans. Get rid of corporate and personal income tax, do a reverse income tax for the poor, and slap a VAT on everything sold. It would be a pain to set up, but once done it would be *far* easier to maintain than the convoluted mess we have now.
My Other Computer Is A Data General Nova III.
We should not have a federation (we should be a unitary democracy instead).
Not surprised to hear such self-important pompous shit
The problem with the recommendation based only on breakage is that it ignores a very streamlined system for replacing broken items.
Who pays for e-waste disposal? I mean the whole cost.
> new Surface Laptop that comes with Windows 10 S
He should have kept the piece of paper, at least it doesn't require that you buy a pen from Microsoft to write on it.
MS is an amature at this.,
They should look at Google and the absolute master at tax avoidance, APPLE.
Tax individuals who make up the company. People choose to live in a place for many reasons besides taxes, so mass evasion is less likely. See how many choose to in CA? If you use money wisely and create a nice place to live, that's more important than take home pay to many.
For companies it's just business. They shift operations in whichever way is optimum for shareholders. But the process is wasteful and hurts economy / employment in general and in US in particular.
Why would Microsoft do that to the poor kid?