U.S. Internet giant Google on Wednesday won a court challenge against demands by French authorities that it pay 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in back taxes.
The Paris administrative court ruled that Google Ireland Limited was not subject to corporate and value-added taxes for the period 2005-2010, striking down the tax administration’s demands for back payments.
The ruling in favor of Google, now part of Alphabet, followed a court adviser’s recommendation that Google did not have a “permanent establishment” or sufficient taxable presence to justify the bill. ($1 = 0.8762 euros)
