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COMPUTERS: Microsoft Under New Assault For Tax Evasion

Bottom line: A tax evasion probe against Microsoft is likely to end in a settlement with Beijing, and will be followed by similar probes against other major multinationals that use their complex structures to avoid taxes.

Beijing seeks back taxes from Microsoft

After a period of relative quiet, a recent Chinese wave of probes against major multinationals is jumping back into the headlines with news of yet another investigation against beleaguered software giant Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). This time the world’s largest software company is being investigated for tax evasion, as Beijing looks set to open a new front in its recent series of probes against major multinationals. Whereas the early investigations focused on anti-competitive behavior, this new wave is more likely to be less controversial since it involves tax evasion and dovetails with similar campaigns in the west. Read Full Post…