A former employee of Google, the internet search giant, has sparked controversy after revealing the details of a complex accounting scheme that allows the multi-billion-dollar company to pay tiny amounts of tax in the UK, reports the BBC.
Barney Jones worked at Google for four years from 2002 to 2006. Last week he revealed that he has been collaborating with UK tax authorities to explain to them how Google gets around paying UK tax.
According to Mr Jones, Google UK used its European HQ in Dublin to conclude many of the deals struck with UK customers, allowing it to invoice from outside the UK to draw revenue across to Ireland, where the rate of corporation tax is much lower.
