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Technology,
Tax

May 1, 2025

Judge delays ruling in Microsoft's $15M tax dispute with San Francisco

Judge delays ruling in $15M Microsoft tax case, likening complex gross receipts dispute to "learning Bulgarian."

Judge delays ruling in Microsoft's $15M tax dispute with San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman

The city and county of San Francisco must wait to find out if they secured a crucial victory in a $15 million tax payment case against Microsoft, after a judge deferred making final his tentative ruling in favor of the city.

"The more time I spend with it, the less I understand, which is not a feeling I have often," said San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman. He likened the complexities of the tax case before him to "learning Bulgarian" at a hear...

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