Google agrees to pay Italy €326m to settle tax evasion investigation

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Google Agrees To Pay Italy €326M To Settle Tax Evasion Investigation
Prosecutors in Milan had opened a probe against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy. Photo: AP
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By Associated Press Reporters

Italian prosecutors said on Wednesday that they are seeking to have a tax evasion investigation against Google dropped after the tech giant agreed to pay a €326 million settlement.

Prosecutors in Milan had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019.

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The probe focused on revenues from the sale of advertising, and cited the presence of servers and other infrastructure in Italy.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tech giant Google previously paid almost €1 billion to French authorities to settle a years-long dispute over allegations of tax fraud.

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