Counting option compensation recognized by the IRS as an expense would cut Adobe's operating income, less investment gains and interest, from $408 million to $51 million.
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Michael Burry, “Counting option compensation recognized by the IRS as an expense would cut Adobe's operating income, less investment gains and interest, from $408 million to $51 million.” (said 2001). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_74cdc602ccab, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_74cdc602ccab
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