WTF Taxes ?!?!

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Up to 1bn€ in France.

Freedom Fries!

In February, French magazine Le Pointe suggested that the search engine giant’s back taxes could be in the range of €500 million up to €1 billion. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) still has the opportunity to challenge the tax assessment of the French tax authorities since it not final. The tax assessment includes several years of back taxes, according to Wall Street Journal based on information from a person familiar with the situation.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said the company is reviewing the tax assessment. The search engine giant said it paid all of its tax responsibilities.

in Ireland.

[Sava]

Any company over $1 billion should be seized and liquidated!

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Freedom!!!!

It is day over here, so errmmm... good night!

[Sava]

birds chirping?

[Buster Crabbe's Uncle]

Tempted to post Close to You...

[Aeson]

How's the saying go ... "don't pay a few dollars in taxes, and you are a criminal. Don't pay billions in taxes, and you're a conqueror."

[Aeson]

It would be funny if Google just stopped showing results for France in retaliation. Like people search for Paris, and it doesn't show anything about Paris, France... just Paris Hilton and Paris from the Iliad... would everyone forget France existed?

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

These internet companies really are taking the piss. I loved Amazon's stance where they appeared to be claiming to be making losses year after year.

"You see, we have to declare losses this year as start-up costs to cover expenses occurred by the war with Aldebaran 5 in 83,000 AD."

[Dinner]

The rules are written to allow this so don't be surprised when companies take advantage of them. MY suggestion is to write better tax laws.

[Sava]

It would be funny if Google just stopped showing results for France in retaliation. Like people search for Paris, and it doesn't show anything about Paris, France... just Paris Hilton and Paris from the Iliad... would everyone forget France existed?

I approve of this.

[Sava]

These internet companies really are taking the piss. I loved Amazon's stance where they appeared to be claiming to be making losses year after year.

"You see, we have to declare losses this year as start-up costs to cover expenses occurred by the war with Aldebaran 5 in 83,000 AD."

would they still organize their calender around some bull**** that didnt happen 83,000 years ago?

[Dauphin]

$1bn is less than what Bernie managed to avoid in F1 taxes.

[Sava]

Stealing money is only wrong when it happens to rich people.

That was Madoff's problem.

[Dauphin]

I was referring to Ecclestone.

[Dauphin]

Bernie with his daughters.