Many of these tax behaviours are almost certainly illegal. Some are currently being investigated, like Apple's "sweetheart" deal with the Irish government. The

Many of these tax behaviours are almost certainly illegal. Some are currently being investigated, like Apple's "sweetheart" deal with the Irish government. The Google closing deals in Ireland deal is probably illegal too. The EU has opened a new investigation[1], and there may well be prosecutions. This is not just some "its obviously legal to pay no tax" kind of arrangement. [1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/07/05/european-commission-broadens-tax-inquiries-to-include-amazon-google-microsoft-mcdonalds-may-follow/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/07/05/euro...