Netflix settles with the Italian government and pays about 396 million yuan in taxes – yqqlm

Sina Technology News Beijing time on the evening of May 20th, according to reports, the US streaming video service provider Netflix said today,The company has agreed to resolve a tax dispute with the Italian government.

At the same time, the Milan prosecutors also issued a statement saying that they reached a settlement with a multinational streaming video service provider, with a settlement period from October 2015 to 2019, and asked the company to pay 55.8 million euros (about 396 million yuan). ) tax.

While prosecutors in Milan did not name the multinational streaming video service provider, three people familiar with the matter confirmed it was Netflix.

In response, a Netflix spokesperson said the company was pleased to resolve the matter. “We have been in constant dialogue and cooperation with the Italian authorities and continue to believe that our actions are in full compliance with Italian and international rules,” the spokesman said.

Three years ago, prosecutors in Milan launched an investigation into potential tax evasion by Netflix. Prosecutors in Milan say that while Netflix has no local physical presence, Netflix should pay taxes in Italy because it uses digital infrastructure to deliver streaming content to the country’s 2 million subscribers. Cables and computer servers used by Netflix, equivalent to a physical presence in Italy.

Today, Netflix has opened an office in Italy, established a base in Rome, and hired more than 40 employees.

In addition to Netflix, Milan prosecutors have over the past few years investigated other U.S. tech giants such as Apple, Amazon and Facebook for tax evasion and fined them billions of euros.