▲ 88 ▼ Microsoft in $29bn back taxes dispute in US (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@beehaw.org 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (3 children) M$ is worth ~$2.5T They can afford to not give a fuck about $29B, but you just know they aren't going to pay that full amount in the end. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 14 points 2 years ago 29 Billion represents roughly 20% of their annual Gross Profit. That's a serious chunk of change, even for them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their market cap isn't really relevant, it's not like that "value" is accessible to them, much less usable to pay their bills. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treble@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago Ohh no not this money, this is set aside for buying every other corporation ever. permalink fedilink source parent [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Damn! I thought it was something like $50B. I mean, that sounds like a really huge amount. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 14 points 2 years ago 29 Billion represents roughly 20% of their annual Gross Profit. That's a serious chunk of change, even for them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Their market cap isn't really relevant, it's not like that "value" is accessible to them, much less usable to pay their bills. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] treble@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago Ohh no not this money, this is set aside for buying every other corporation ever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] treble@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago Ohh no not this money, this is set aside for buying every other corporation ever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago Damn! I thought it was something like $50B. I mean, that sounds like a really huge amount. permalink fedilink source parent