French court rules in favour of Google in €1.1 billion PE dispute

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French court rules in favour of Google in €1.1 billion PE dispute

Lena Angvik
July 13 2017
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Google avoids a €1.1 billion bill in back taxes as a Paris court on Wednesday rejected claims that the tech giant has a permanent establishment for which it should be paying taxes.

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