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On UK profits only: > BP said its UK business, which accounts for less than 10% of its global profits, will pay $2.2bn in tax for 2022, including $700m due to
by rmccue 4y ago
On UK profits only:
> BP said its UK business, which accounts for less than 10% of its global profits, will pay $2.2bn in tax for 2022, including $700m due to the Energy Profits Levy.
- LatteLazy 4y agoI am not sure you can tell a company to pay 75% of it's profits from other countries in tax. If that other country expects just 30%, that is a 105% tax rate...
- blitzar 4y ago> I am not sure you can tell a company to pay 75% of it's profits from other countries in tax. Of course you can, they already pay tax on offshore earnings. Some countries even make their citizens pay tax on global earnings even when they dont live, work, vote or visit their country (looking at you USA) > If that other country expects just 30%, that is a 105% tax rate... Double taxation agreements exist. Where they dont the tax paid would be a cost .. so 75% of the after tax amount from the other country - i.e 82.5%
- LatteLazy 4y agoA Double taxation agreement means one or both country agrees to forgo some or all the tax they would otherwise demand. That's why the US technically taxes it's citizens working abroad, but in reality collects much less than the official rate. So if we do that for companies, then you are definitely not going to get 75% in the UK and 30% locally...