Is it time tech giants paid their fair share in taxes? Italy and France think so
A global struggle to make big tech companies pay their share of tax has become a bit more complicated and intense.that will make companies such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook pay tax on revenues they generate selling products and services to Italians.
At the heart of the issue are complaints by governments that technology firms are not paying proper levels of corporate tax as they use accounting tricks to move profits to tax havens, such as Ireland and Luxembourg. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and OECD chief Angel Gurria met weeks after France introduced a 3 percent tax on the companies' French revenues.
By shifting intellectual property to a tax haven like Ireland and making subsidiaries make royalty payments for its use, it can transfer profits from countries where actual sales of ads or other products are made.
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