Microsoft recently revealed that the IRS said it owes nearly $29 billion in back taxes.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementThe IRS says Microsoft owes nearly $29 billion in back taxes — and it might signal a greater spotlight on how much tech titans are paying in taxes.
Since 2004, we have paid over $67 billion in taxes to the U.S."AdvertisementAdvertisementWhat it means for other tech giantsMicrosoft isn't alone .
In the US, around $165 billion in profits were shifted, and the US saw a 16% loss in corporate tax revenue.
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Microsoft, Service, IRS, titans, Yale Law School, Treasury Department, Danish Ministry of Finance, UC Berkeley
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Puerto Rico, U.S