Google to IRS: Hand over our $83.5 million tax refund

The company has sued the IRS after discovering that it was improperly denied a deduction on a 2004 tax transaction.

Google has sued the Internal Revenue Service over a stock transaction dating back to 2004 with America Online.
The company filed the complaint in U.S. tax court on Thursday, claiming that the U.S. government owes the search giant $83.5 million. Bloomberg, which was first to report the news, spoke with a Google spokeswoman who said that the company hopes "to have it resolved soon."
Google argues that the IRS erroneously disallowed a $238.6 million deduction the company took related to the difference in value between what AOL paid to exercise a Google stock warrant and the actual value of the company's shares
A stock warrant gives the holder -- in this case, AOL -- the right to purchase shares at a previously set price within a certain time frame. According to the suit, AOL acquired the $238.6 million in shares about three months before Google priced its IPO and went public. That effectively left Google without those shares to sell in its IPO, and since the warrants were used as remuneration for services AOL was providing to Google at the time, the company wanted to expense the total share outlay.
It's not clear when the case will be heard by the tax court.

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How to customize the new Start screen in Windows 8.1

You can more easily move and resize tiles, create and name groups of tiles, change the background image, and pin freshly-installed apps from the App screen

 

You can more easily tweak the Start screen in Windows 8.1. (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) The Windows 8 Start screen is largely a love-it-or-hate affair. But even those of you not too keen on the screen may welcome the new ways you can customize it in the Windows 8.1 Preview. Right off the bat, Windows 8.1 offers a dedicated Customize button for the Start screen where you can tweak a variety of settings. Right-click anywhere on the Start screen to display the app bar and click on the Customize button. You can also right-click on any tile to open the Customize view. The screen dims slightly. You can now drag and drop any tile to another spot on the screen. Moving a tile by dragging and dropping is nothing new. But in this Customize view, you can't accidentally open an app by clicking on or tapping its tile. You can select multiple tiles by clicking on them. You can then drag and drop all of your selected tiles in one shot to move them en masse to another spot. You'll also find an array of other options that you can run on multiple tiles. You can unpin them from the Start screen, uninstall them, resize them, turn off any live tiles, or just clear the selection. You also have more tiles sizes from which to choose. Certain tiles offer a choice of small, medium, wide, and large. You can enlarge the tiles for your favorite apps and shrink the ones for apps you rarely use. If you organize your tiles into distinct groups, you can more easily name them. In the Customize view, simply click on the text box for Name Group and enter a name. To get out of Customize view, just click or tap on the Customize button on the app bar. What other tricks will you find in the new Start screen? Less clutter for one. In Windows 8, any app you install automatically takes up residence on the Start screen, easily turning it into a crowded and disorganized mess. In Windows 8.1, apps don't make their way to the Start screen unless you pin them there. After you install a new app, click on the down arrow in the lower left corner of the Start screen. That takes you to the App screen where you'll see any recently-installed apps highlighted with the word New. Right-click on the tile or tiles of any apps that you wish to appear on the Start screen and click on the Pin to Start button. Windows 8.1 then transports you back to the Start screen to reveal the new tile. Finally, more choices are available for you to change the color and background of the Start screen. Hover your mouse over the small dash icon in the lower right corner of the screen to display the Charms bar. From there, click or tap on the Settings charm and then select the Personalize option. You can pick background and accent colors from the on-screen palette or choose a specific background image. Best of all, you can pick the same background image used by your desktop. That option makes the visual trip between the Start screen and desktop less jarring. The Start screen may still seem like an unnecessary annoyance to many Windows users, especially those working with a non-touch PC. Windows 8 does offer a boot to desktop mode where you can bypass the screen entirely. But the latest tweaks in Windows 8.1 do make the Start screen a bit friendlier and decidedly easier to manage.

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star menu 8

Out with the old and in with the new... but some old habits die hard. Unfortunately, this tagline isn't for an upcoming action flick, but rather the critical reception of Windows 8. There are still plenty of incentives for users to upgrade their OS (especially for all you XP folks... seriously?) and maybe IOBit's solution might just be what the doctor ordered to get many past the tipping point. Start Menu 8 emulates the classic Windows 7 start menu, both in style and function. Pressing the windows key will open the menu and display a list of folder shortcuts on the right, a search bar on the bottom, and a list of program folders for easy access to all your applications. For the most part, Start Menu 8 looks, acts, and tastes like the old Start button, but also comes with a few tweaks and enhancements. You can customize individual components of the menu. Want to set a shortcut to open in a new window or a popup? Done deal. Still want access to the default Start Screen without uninstallation? Simply press Alt+X, or set a custom hotkey instead. You can even change the Start button graphic to another image of your choice and deactivate the charms bar. This level of customization is important because at the end of the day, Start Menu 8 distinguishes itself from competitive apps by the way it enhances the Windows 8 experience, instead of just a simple nostalgic imitation. However, there are also some elements in which Start Menu 8 falls short. Notably, the apps that are downloaded from the Windows store are noticeably absent so any apps that reside in the Modern UI Start screen will only be accessible from there. The native Start screen gives users access to both so this is a bit of a letdown. But then again, for the attractive price of 0.00, it's something we can live with. Start Menu 8 is download worthy: it has enough encouraging features to cater towards both older and newer crowds and significant levels of customization to uniquely meet user needs. And though I encourage users to really engage with Microsoft's latest iteration, it's undeniable that having a convenient option to switch between the two at a whim has been rather pleasant. Give it a go and see for yourself. Publisher's Description From IObit: Start Menu 8 is specially designed for Window 8. It offers a perfect solution for users who work with Windows Start Menu all the time and are not accustomed to the new Metro start screen in Windows 8. This smart tool brings back both the start button and Windows Start Menu, and offers the option to skip Metro start page, allowing users who only work on desktop to boot to Windows 8 desktop directly. It's the best start menu replacement for Windows8. What's new in this version: Verasion 1.1.0 Added user manual Added the option to press Win key to open Metro Added MetroApps and Settings interface in the right pane of the Start menu Added the option to display the number of recently used programs Added Start menu icons Optimized the style of Start menu button Optimized the response of Start button Fixed general bugs

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QUE ES LINKBUCKS

Que es Linkbucks? Puedes  Registrarte aqui es gratis  http://www.linkbucks.com
linkbucks es una pagina web con la que podemos ganar dinero,fue diseñada para que algunos anunciantes puedan hacer que llegue publico hacia sus anuncios,decidió crear esta pagina con la posibilidad de que la gente se pueda registrar para ganar dinero y los anunciantes puedan tener un publico por lo cual a nosotros los usuarios nos pagan por hacer que distintos usuarios de Internet puedan acceder a la publicidad que otras personas pagan para que su contenido sea visto por el publico deseado,lo que quiere decir que podemos pagar por que ven nuestros anuncios o podemos ganar dinero por hacer que otras personas vean los anuncios de la gente que pago por ello. 2-Como funciona? Linkbucks es una pagina web con la que podremos acortar enlaces,cuando queremos poner una enlace para que otra persona pueda ver una web que tu le as enviado,el destino de la pagina sera el mismo solo que cuando el usuario haga click embed de dirigirse di rectamente a la pagina nos aparecerá una publicidad de 5 segundos en la que tendremos que pinchar en continuar para ver el contenido de la url,por esos 5 segundos de publicidad que el usuario vio nosotros ganaremos una comisión,por lo cual cuantos mas usuarios hagan click en ese enlace mas dinero ganaremos,podemos crear todos los enlaces que queramos siempre sin abusar. 3-Cuanto gano? Las ganancias varían según de que país sea el click,a continuación os mostrare una tabla para que puedan ver las ganancias en cada país,de todas formas los click los tendremos de distintos países ya que los click no los damos nosotros sino los usuarios de Internet Username: aqui tu nombre de usuario Password: aqui la contraseña que tu quieras Retype Password: aqui repite la contraseña Email Address: aqui tu email Notifications: esto lo dejas marcado First Name: nombre Last Name: apellidos Company Name: aqui nada Address Line 1: aqui nada Address Line 2: City: aqui tu pueblo State/Province: tu proviencia Zip/Postal Code: codigo postal de tu pueblo Country: tu pais Telephone: telefono Select Payment Type: aqui como quieres cobrar tus ganancias,recomiendo (paypal) Payment Account: aqui tu correo con el que te registrastes en paypal,o el mismo que arriba Google Code: aqui nada Question: aqui una pregunta secreta por si pierdes la contraseña Secret Answer: y aqui la respuesta que podras utilizar si pierdes tu contraseña de inicio. Los datos tienen que ser buenos para poder recibir tus ganancias. Despues de completar todo el registro tendremos que abrir nuestro correo,recibiremos un email en el que tendremos que hacer click para activar nuestra cuenta. INICIAMOS SESION... 5-Como creo enlaces? Arriba tenemos 7 apartados:Blogs,Advertising,Manage Links,Create links,Earnings,Referrals,Get Help. Para crear enlaces nos vamos a Create links y una vez dentro un poco mas abajo tenemos 4 apartados,en el primero ponemos la url que queramos,en el segundo elegimos el tipo de de anuncio puede ser para todos los publico o para mayores de 18 años eso depende del contenido de la url que ayas introducido,en el tercero elegimos el tipo de anuncio,elegir el primero es el que mas paga,y en el cuarto ponemos el que queramos sera como aparecerá nuestro enlace,y pinchamos en generate link y nuestro link ya esta hecho. 6-Donde estas los link creados? Para acceder a tus link vamos arriba y seleccionamos Manage Links y hay encontraremos nuestros enlaces y los click que han echo o las ganancias que nos están generando. 7-Donde pongo mis link? Puedes ponerlos donde tu quieras como por ejemplo tuenti,facebook,twitter,YouTube en cualquier sitio siempre y cuando lo permitan. 8-Como puedo ganar mas? Linkbucks tiene tres niveles de referidos así que puedes invitar a gente y podrás ganar mas dinero ya que ganaras un 20% de lo que generen tus invitados directos,un 10% de lo que generen los invitados de tus invitados y un 2% de lo que generen los invitados de los invitados de tus invitados,lo que quiere decir que si un invitado tuyo genera 100 euros a ti te sumaran el 20% osea 20 euros,imagina si tienes 10 o 20 invitados directos y esos invitan a mas gente,tus ganancias pueden ser bastante buenas. 9-Como invito? Arriba pinchamos en Referrals y aquí tendremos la información de los referidos que tenemos y de las ganancias que no están generando,y también tenemos nuestro link de referido que es el que tenemos que utilizar para invitar a quien queramos,recuerda que cuantos mas invitemos mas dinero ganaremos.

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