Despite OECD talks on common approach, Canada becomes latest country to announce its own digital services tax on big tech
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France Warns Big Tech To Pay Digital Tax In December
Pay up, pay up. France issues notices to big name tech firms such as Amazon and Facebook, to prepare to pay digital tax levy from next month
France Urges EU Digital Tax Rollout
French finance minister says the European Union should ready its own digital tax plans in case OECD negotiations about global taxation of tech firms fail
OECD Tells UK To ‘Hold Fire’ On Digital Tax
British plans to introduce a digital or tech tax in April should be delayed until a global consensus is reached, OECD official warns
Amazon Tax Pay Reignites Digital Tax Row
Tax dodging accusations fly as Amazon allegedly only paid £62m corporation tax over past 20 years
George Osborne Reveals Corporation Tax Reform
Multinational corporations face tougher rules as the Chancellor signals tax avoidance clampdown
Facebook To Pay Millions More In UK Tax
Sales from big advertisers will no longer will routed through Irish tax haven as pressure mounts on Facebook to pay more corporation tax
Google’s Europe Boss Fails To Answer MPs Over Salary
Google tax avoidance controversy continues after UK boss tells MPs he does not to know his salary
Apple To Pay £235m To Settle Italian Tax Row – Report
Settles corporate tax row with Italian authorities, and pledges agreement on tax liabilities going forward
Amazon Pays Just £12m Corporation Tax Despite £5.3bn Sales
But the days of tech giants paying low amounts of tax could be numbered
Samsung Heirs Face Colossal Inheritance Tax Bill
The ailing health of Samsung’s Group patriarch triggers worry about a very hefty inheritance tax bill
G8 Pledges Action Over Tax Avoidance
G8 leaders vow to crack down on international tax evasion following the Google, Apple, and Amazon accusations
MPs Urge HMRC To Act On Google ‘Tax Avoidance’
Google faces more fierce criticism over its tax affairs from MPs, and government is urged to take proper action
Sophos Explains Its Super-Low Corporation Tax Bill… Why Can’t Symantec?
Sophos explains why it pays so little in corporation tax, but Symantec hasn’t opened up. Tom Brewster says they should start talking…