United States internal revenue service once seriously, Facebook regarding the $ 5 billion will be required-Facebook tax evasion-IT information

Earlier, the European Commission declared that Ireland provide unreasonable preferential tax policies, asked Apple to pay huge taxes of 13 billion euros, which triggered a worldwide media attention. In fact, because Ireland tax problems, a growing number of United States technology companies in trouble are in government tax inspection.

A few days ago, the world's largest social network Facebook is working with United States Internal Revenue Service actively fought against the huge history could face a $ 5 billion in taxes.

Integrated Engadget and other United States Science and technology news Web site reported that it was, Ireland is famous tax haven countries within the EU, due to the low tax rate, Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon and other large technology companies in Ireland set up a branch, they tend to be income transfers to other EU countries Ireland, enjoying the country's low tax rates.

What is more, many technology companies will see Ireland as a springboard, by means of multiple registration of corporate entities, the profits from Ireland moved to Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and other tax havens in the world regions. In this way, many United States technology companies have accumulated huge cash in tax havens, but they dare not give cash back to United States domestic (will face one-third of income tax).

At present, the United States internal revenue service was investigating Facebook, Amazon, many technology companies a tax avoidance, said assets of these companies from the United States into Ireland Shi, assets were deliberately underestimated. Underestimated but such assets to evade the United States part of the tax burden.

It was reported that the Inland Revenue Department that, in 2010 alone, Facebook because of the above issues will have to pay back taxes and interest up to $ 1.7 million. For scale of Internet giants like Facebook, this money may not seem a lot of money.

However, Facebook said, according to the Inland Revenue Department said Facebook over the years will have to pay tax will total as much as $ 3 billion to $ 5 billion.

Tax war has erupted between the Department and the Facebook. Tax Department, Facebook does not provide the data required by the Agency's audit, also did not send staff for talks and the tax Department's Auditors.

Facebook said the tax department requires a large number of files, and caused many delays in the audit process. At present, many issues are in "dispute", and controversial, Facebook has no reason to pay arrears of tax.

In other companies, United States internal revenue service is investigating the Amazon and Microsoft undervalued assets case, which Amazon is for Europe Luxembourg transferred assets, Microsoft is to Bermuda and Puerto Rico to transfer assets. The destination of the transfer of assets, is a tax haven country.

Previously, many EU countries have accused United States Internet company tax evasion in the European Union, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook, and so on. United Kingdom media revelations last year that, Facebook as a global social network, in the United Kingdom won the hefty advertising revenue, but last year in the United Kingdom but only ￡ 4327 total tax (the equivalent of more than 6,600 US dollars), such taxes rather than the size of a United Kingdom people. It is reported that the average annual salary of ￡ 26,000 British taxpayers ￡ 5400 a year or so.

美国国税局一旦认真，Facebook就需补税50亿美元 - Facebook,逃税 - IT资讯

此前，欧盟委员会宣称爱尔兰提供了不合理的税收优惠政策，要求苹果补交130亿欧元的巨额税款，此事引发了全球舆论关注。而实际上，因为爱尔兰税制问题，越来越多的美国科技公司正在陷入政府查税的麻烦中。

日前，全球最大社交网络Facebook正在和美国国内税务署积极抗争，反对可能面临的50亿美元的巨额历史欠税。

综合Engadget等美国科技新闻网站报道，众所周知的是，爱尔兰是欧盟境内有名的避税天堂国家，由于税率低，因此苹果、Facebook、谷歌、亚马逊等大量科技公司在爱尔兰设立分公司，他们往往会把欧盟其他国家的收入转移到爱尔兰，从而享受该国的低税率。

更有甚者，许多科技公司会把爱尔兰作为一个跳板，通过多重注册公司实体的手段，把利润从爱尔兰转移到百慕大、开曼群岛等全球避税天堂地区。这样，许多美国科技公司在避税天堂积累了巨额的现金，但是他们不敢把现金转回美国国内（将会面临三分之一的所得税）。

目前，美国国内税务署正在调查Facebook、亚马逊在内多家科技公司的一种避税行为，据称这些公司在把资产从美国转移到爱尔兰时，刻意进行了资产低估。而这种资产低估也逃避了美国的一部分税负。

据报道，税务署认为，单是在2010年，Facebook因为上述问题必须补缴的税款和利息高达170万美元。对于Facebook这样规模的网络巨头，这笔钱似乎不算大钱。

不过Facebook表示，如果按照税务署的说法，Facebook在过去多年必须补缴的税款，将总计高达30亿美元到50亿美元。

税务署和Facebook之间已经爆发了一场口水战。税务署表示，Facebook并未提供该机构进行审计所必需的数据，另外也没有派出人员和税务署的审计员进行会谈。

Facebook则表示，税务署要求提供大量的文件，另外造成了许多审计过程的拖延。另外目前许多问题尚在“争议”当中，并无定论，Facebook没有理由支付所谓的历史欠税。

在其他公司方面，美国国内税务署也在调查亚马逊和微软公司的低估转移资产案件，其中亚马逊是面向欧洲卢森堡转移资产，微软公司则是向百慕大和波多黎各转移资产。这些转移资产的目的地，都是避税天堂国家。

此前，许多欧盟国家纷纷指控美国互联网公司在欧盟逃税，其中包括亚马逊、苹果、谷歌和Facebook等。英国媒体去年爆料称，Facebook作为全球性社交网络，在英国获得了不菲的广告收入，但是去年在英国的纳税总额却只有4327英镑（相当于6600多美元），这样的纳税规模还不如一个英国普通人。据悉，平均年薪2.6万英镑的英国人，每年也要纳税5400英镑左右。