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Carl Levin: “So Microsoft, which globally put a consolidated bank account there and balance sheet, is, you say, risking some of its…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
So Microsoft, which globally put a consolidated bank account there and balance sheet, is, you say, risking some of its own money--fair enough--assigning some of that risk to a Bermuda entity to reduce taxes, and every year is shifting about $1.8 billion--is that not correct?
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin questions Microsoft's financial practices regarding tax avoidance.

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