Google's Ireland Tax Arrangement Draws More EU Scrutiny
- EU, Irish authorities late last year discussed company’s taxes
- Review may or may not lead to more in-depth probe, person says
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The European Union has taken a closer look at how Google uses operations in Ireland to help reduce its corporate tax obligations within the trade bloc, two people familiar with the matter said.
Officials from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, held in-depth talks with Irish authorities late last year about whether the Internet-search unit of Alphabet Inc. complies with rules limiting tax perks provided by individual European governments, according to one person, who asked not to be named as the matter is private.