The French Tax Administration has reportedly issued a reassessment of EUR 1.6 billion to Google, including EUR 1 billion in back taxes and EUR 600 million in late interest and penalties. The reassessment concerns Google's online advertising business in France, which involves Google Ireland concluding contracts with French advertisers, while Google France is only remunerated a service fee based on a services contract between the two entities.
The French tax administration disputed the attrib…