Google, Facebook, Netflix Face Possible Digital Tax in Turkey

Oct. 25, 2019, 3:00 AM UTC

Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Netflix Inc. are in the tax crosshairs again—this time in Turkey.

The country’s governing party has pulled together a draft law, seen by Bloomberg, that seeks to impose levies on revenues generated in Turkey by local and international digital services companies, without specifically naming the U.S. giants.

The move would mirror efforts in other countries, like France and the U.K., to develop tax policies that can better account for operations of digital and virtual companies that have seen exponential growth as their services have become ubiquitous.

“Developments in technology allow international digital services companies ...

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