Google says it could not pay more tax in the UK. Utter nonsense. It could book its sales here and pay tax on its trade in this country.
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Replying to @RichardJMurphy
@RichardJMurphy - How would that work when price for each click is set by split second auction between participants across the EU & beyond?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater What has price got to do with it? The value added is created by the UK click and would be billed from UK company to UK customer2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RichardJMurphy
@RichardJMurphy The internet don't work like that. e.g. An MNC w a marketing base in UK bidding on ad words for lots of different countries2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater Sorry Maya: you talk a lot of nonsense and on Google you're showing it. What I said is right. There are no special rules for web1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @RichardJMurphy
@RichardJMurphy I didn't say there were special rules for the web. I said it is not UK advertisers selling to UK ppl on UK websites etc...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater Respectfully, ask the Google customer what they think they're doing.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RichardJMurphy
@RichardJMurphy - they are bidding on ad-words which they specify by location all over the world through a single system.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater No they are not. They are selling ads to potential UK customers. The rest is a supply mechanism, nit what is sold.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@RichardJMurphy Companies use G to advertise to potential customers in different countries. Thats how it works.
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