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The headline is inaccurate - the IRS did not sue Facebook today. This was the first day of the trial. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2016 and widely discus
by avalys 7y ago
The headline is inaccurate - the IRS did not sue Facebook today. This was the first day of the trial. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2016 and widely discussed at that time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-wants-facebooks-records-on-transfer-of-assets-to-ireland-1467923716?mod=article_inline https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-wants-facebooks-records-on-...
- dang 7y agoDiscussed at the time on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12193216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12193216
- riazrizvi 7y agoSo it is clearly not politically motivated, and is just a court case going through the motions since 2011. Here's another article without a paywall from 2018: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/05/16/facebook-loses-bid-to-move-7-billion-tax-case-to-appeals/#3a3342f67f99 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/05/16/fac...