Documents and Resources

Documents and links related to Microsoft's Washington State tax dodge:

• Washington Department of Revenue Denial of Appeal for Letter Rulings on Software Royalty Taxes
• Washington Department of Revenue Statements:
  • How Income From Royalties is Taxed in Washington State
  • Follow up response dated November 13, 2009 
• RCW 82.04.2907 - Washington's B&O Software Royalty Tax
• Washington's Department of Revenue Document Search - Taxpedia
• Explicit Washington State tax exemptions: $64 Billion Falls Through the Cracks (Seattle Weekly), Feb 18, 2004
• Washington Department of Revenue Interest Rates for Back Taxes (pdf)
• Washington State Public Disclosure Commision (PDC) Lobbyists
• Washington State Public Disclosure Commision (PDC) Campaign Finance Reform
• Nevada Secretary of State Business Entity Search
  • Microsoft Management LLC of Nevada
  • Microsoft Corporation a Washington-based foreign corporation of Nevada
• Use of King County Superior Court in Washington:
  • Microsoft Licensing GP Lawsuit Summons & Complaint
  • Microsoft Licensing GP - Order Granting Summary Judgment

Facts and resources related to Microsoft and its tax practices:

• Fast facts about Microsoft
• Microsoft Corporate Citizenship
• Microsoft Investor Relations
• Microsoft Stock Quote and History (Google Finance)
• Microsoft Licensing (MSLI) Nevada

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