Google not liable for back taxes in France
Google will not have to pay 1.1bn euros (£970m) in back taxes, after the technology giant won a legal case brought by the French authorities.A court in Paris ruled that the internet search firm's Irish subsidiary was not liable for tax in France. Google employs 700 people in France, but advertising contracts sold for display in France are booked through its subsidiary in low-tax Ireland. In 2015 the company paid just 6.7m euros in corporate taxes in France.The court was advised that Google did not have a "permanent establishment" or sufficient taxable presence in France to justify the bill."Google Ireland Ltd isn't taxable in France over the period 2005-2010" the court said in a statement. European authorities have become increasingly tough on American technology giants including Google an...