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Google May Be $1 Billion Behind In Tax Payments To France

Posted by Soulskill on from the maybe-run-a-search-to-see-where-it-went dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica reports, 'Technology giant Google has been delinquent on its tax payments in France for the past few years, to the tune of more than $1 billion in missed payments, and it now may be hit with a sizable tax penalty by the French government.' Google asserts that it has operated within the law in France, but the French government has reason to believe that in order to avoid French taxes, Google has been passing off some of its business contracts as Irish rather than French."

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  1. You mean "Le Google" by TrollstonButterbeans · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    FTFY

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  2. Re:So few by AlphaWolf_HK · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In some countries, maybe there's some blame to be had for escaping taxes...but France is a whole other argument. I mean shit, 75% tax on the wealthiest has resulted in a lot of them just flat out leaving that country. It got so bad that their dear leader is now lobbying against his own tax plan; the same plan that put it there to begin with.

    Here's a good read on the subject:

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/je...

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