EC grills 11 LuxLeaks multinationals on tax; extends mandate for tax rulings investigation

Joe Stanley-Smith

November 26, 2015

Following the questioning of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Coca-Cola, Disney, IKEA, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Barclays, Facebook, Philip Morris International and McDonald’s, the mandate of the European Commission’s (EC’s) TAXE Committee has been extended.

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Joe Stanley-Smith

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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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