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Google Staff Bus Halted By Angry Protests
Residents in San Francisco stopped a bus carrying Google staff to protest at its contribution to local coffers
Osborne Gives Data Centres A Green Bonus
The data centre industry gets green tax relief in George Osborne's Autumn Statement
Green Taxes Need To Catch Up With Data Centres
Governents want to use green taxes to regulate emissions - but Peter Judge thinks they don't understand the special role of data centres
Italian Government Wants To Force Online Companies To Pay More Tax
Google and Amazon could be legally required to use local services when doing business in Italy
Ireland Cracks Down On Tax Loophole Used By Apple
Ireland is to close a legal loophole used by Apple that allows companies to remain 'stateless' for tax purposes - but will leave a bigger loophole untouched
Google Pays Only £11.6m UK Corporation Tax For 2012
Despite £3bn in sales from UK customers, Google pumps the money where it won't get taxed
eBay Announces Argos Deal For Click And Collect
eBay expands click and collect strategy in the UK, but may draw more attention to its tax practices
Five Arrested After Attempted $500k Tax Fraud
Arrests follow probe into scheme that saw 700 UK citizens' identities stolen
US Shields Its Digital Companies Against Tax Reform
The White House could resist closing loopholes in international tax law
Mt. Gox Suspends Withdrawals In US Dollars
The virtual currency exchange assures users that taking a time-out will let it process transactions faster in the future
New Amazon London Office To House 1,600 Staff
Mayor of London Boris Johnson welcomes Amazon expansion despite tax controversies
Apple’s Tim Cook Blames The US Tax System
Cook wants lower taxes on 'repatriated' money. Michelle Maisto says it's not just an Apple issue
US Senate Criticises Apple Tax Arrangements
Apple rejects accusations it uses off-shore accounts to minimise tax bill ahead of Tim Cook meeting
Google Is Dodging Taxes In The UK, Says Ex-Employee
Yet another whistleblower claims Google has not been paying its fair share of tax
Quiz Of The Week: Amazon.com
How well do you know the retail and cloud giant, Amazon.com? Try our quiz!
France Will Tax Smartphones To Support Culture
Across the channel the government is mulling a new tax on smartphones and tablets to protect French culture
Google To Once Again Testify On Tax Practices In The UK
Google says it is not selling anything from the UK, even though it has plenty of sales staff here
Amazon Tax Petition To Hit Downing Street Tomorrow
Amazon pays no UK tax, petition complains
Eric Schmidt Defends Google UK Tax Arrangements
Google Chairman says Google UK tax arrangements comply with the law
MPs Bemoan ‘Tax Avoidance’ Amongst Top Government IT Suppliers
Accenture and Capgemini say they are doing nothing wrong, as MPs vent frustration
MPs Say HMRC Failing To Police ‘Immoral’ UK Tech Tax Arrangements
Public Accounts Committee wants multinational companies like Google and Amazon to pay more UK tax
‘Confidential’ Amazon UK Sales Revealed At £3.3bn In 2011
Government publishes "confidential" Amazon UK sales data, despite protests
MPs Grill Executives Over ‘Immoral’ Google, Amazon Tax Arrangements
Public Accounts Committee lambasts Amazon and Google over the low tax they pay in the UK
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...
Apple Tax Rate Is Just Two Percent Outside US
Apple pays just two percent in corporation tax outside the US
Let’s Save Data Centres From Stupid Austerity!
Data centres' contribution to our economy will be enormous, and they richly deserve a tax break in the form of a climate change agreement, says Peter Judge
Intellect Calls For Action On Data Centre Tax Breaks
Data centres need a climate change agreement which will cut energy costs, says Intellect
eBay UK Tax Bill Was Just £1.2m in 2010 – Report
eBay is reported to be the latest tech company not to meet the minimum reserve
Facebook UK Tax Arrangements Called Into Question
Facebook apparently paid just tax out on just 11 percent of its estimated revenues last year