Google ducks $1.27bn bill for back taxes in France
by Dominic Rushe and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#2WA2G)
Court ruling comes after six-year fight with French tax authority over taxes due for years 2005 to 2010, and could have big implications for other US tech firms
A French court handed Google's parent company, Alphabet, a reprieve from a 1.11bn-euro ($1.27bn) tax bill on Wednesday in a major victory for the tech giant.
The decision comes after six years of fighting with the French tax authority over back taxes it claims are due from the tech firm for the years 2005 to 2010.