Starbucks yet to pay money pledged after tax row
Starbucks admit that they have not yet paid the millions pounds they promised they would pay to the government after a row over their tax.
Starbucks offers to pay more corporation tax
Starbucks volunteers to pay £20 million in corporation tax but will it be enough to satisfy tax dodging campaigners?
MPs grill companies over 'immoral' tax avoidance
Big brands Amazon, Starbucks and Google were questioned by MPs today on their entirely legal tax avoidance methods.
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Starbucks offers to pay more corporation tax
Starbucks volunteers to pay £20 million in corporation tax but will it be enough to satisfy tax dodging campaigners?
Read the full storyHMRC statement on Starbucks
– HMRC StatementCorporation tax is not a voluntary tax and Parliament sets out the rules and rates for businesses to follow. The public expects businesses to pay their fair share and HMRC will challenge, through the courts if necessary, any structures or tax payments that do not comply with the UK tax law.
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HMRC: 'Corporation Tax is not voluntary'
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorHMRC has told me that in relation to Starbucks: "Corporation Tax is not a voluntary tax and Parliament sets out rules and rates for businesses to follow."
Starbucks has no agreement with HMRC
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorStarbucks' UK boss tells me they haven't yet agreed how they'll make an extra tax payment. It could take the form of a "donation".
They haven't yet agreed with the tax man how they can actually pay tax on profits, if they don't make a profit.
Although he said repeatedly they're doing the "right thing" because customers felt "they should do more".
Big companies have room to negotiate
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorDoes anyone remember or ever heard of any company paying extra tax that wasn't due?
Corporation tax on profits that don't exist?
Starbucks' decision reminds us that for big firms tax is something to negotiate. Most of us have no choice.
UK Uncut will continue campaign against Starbucks
The campaign organisation UK Uncut says that planned protests outside 40 Starbucks stores will take place this weekend, despite the organisation offering to pay £10 million pounds in corporation tax.
Spokeswoman Hannah Pearce said that offering to pay some tax "if and when it suits" did not stop the company being a tax avoider.
"Today's announcement is just a desperate attempt to deflect public pressure" she continued.
"There is no money yet, and hollow promises on press releases don't fund women's refuges or child benefits."
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Amazon: 'We pay all applicable taxes'
– Amazon StatementAmazon pays all applicable taxes in every jurisdiction that it operates within. Amazon EU serves tens of millions of customers and sellers throughout Europe from multiple consumer websites in a number of languages dispatching products to all 27 countries in the EU. We have a single European Headquarters in Luxembourg with hundreds of employees to manage this complex operation.
Amazon unlikely to follow in Starbucks' footsteps on tax
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorThere is no sign of any move on corporation tax from Amazon either.
In a statement it says: "Amazon pays all applicable taxes in every jurisdiction that it operates within."
Google sticking to corporation tax stance
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorGoogle are not budging on their corporation tax position after Starbucks' announcement.
Starbucks 'not yet agreed deal with HMRC'
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorStarbucks "propose to pay a significant amount of corporation tax" regardless of whether the company is profitable during these years.
The key change is they won't use royalty payments to other parts of the business to deduct tax.
Also key, Starbucks have not yet agreed this deal with HMRC.
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