{"id":73735,"date":"2023-10-12T17:15:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=73735"},"modified":"2023-10-12T17:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:45:57","slug":"microsoft-says-irs-has-asked-for-28-9-billion-in-back-taxes","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/web-stories\/microsoft-says-irs-has-asked-for-28-9-billion-in-back-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Says IRS Has Asked For $28.9 Billion In Back Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-video-0.1.js\" 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