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Google defends UK tax practices in boisterous PAC hearing

Joe Stanley-Smith
February 11, 2016
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Representatives of Google and revenue authority HMRC were questioned by members of parliament (MPs) in a typically aggressive meeting of the UK’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today.

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Joe manages ITR’s online and print coverage, and the publication’s events worldwide. He covers a range of tax issues affecting multinational corporations, particularly indirect tax matters and case studies.
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