Danish tax authorities are reviewing Google's tax situation
The Danish authorities might soon tax the internet giant differently.

The Danish tax authorities have launched a review of Google's accounts in Denmark to determine if the tech giant has any outstanding tax obligations, the company said on Monday. Google's Danish entity, Google Denmark Aps, said in its 2019 financial report that the tax authorities "have started a review of the open tax years on the company's tax position". The Danish tax authority declined to comment on this review. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is one of several European leaders who have campaigned for tech multinational companies to pay more taxes in the countries where they operate. Google, which is owned by parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: Brille) Inc., has more than 100 employees in Denmark and last year had sales of 284 million Danish kroner (45.4 million US dollars) there. The financial report said it had not made any provisions for tax audits. "We are in constant dialogue with the Danish tax authorities and we generally pay the taxes they charge us," said Christine Sorensen, head of public policy at Google in Denmark, in a statement. "It's no secret that as an international company, we pay most of our taxes - more than 80% - in the United States, where we belong. Just like Danish international companies pay most of their taxes in Denmark," said Sorensen. Google declined to provide more details about the case. The news was first reported by the Danish website media Finans.





