Ebay paid UK corporation tax of £1.6m in 2016
Found on BBC News on Wednesday, 11 October 2017
The company declined to explain how its UK revenues were not booked though its UK business.
The seeming ability of the company to shelter most its UK profits from the UK tax authorities raises again the ability of big international companies to route their revenues to the countries with the most favourable tax regimes.
Billions could be earned, but politicians everywhere don't seem to be interested at all. Yet, if you accidentally mess up your taxes by just $1, the government comes after you like a fist of god.