Undoing Microsoft’s California Tax Ruling Isn’t Simple (Podcast)

When Microsoft Corp. won a $94 million income tax refund from the California Office of Tax Appeals in February, it was considered one of the biggest victories for corporate taxpayers ever in California. Now it’s unclear if Microsoft will get that refund, or if other multinationals with similar claims will either. A law passed in June reversed the ruling upholding Microsoft’s refund, and the first two lawsuits challenging the reversal landed last week.

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