Starbucks to pay college fees for US staff

US coffee chain firm Starbucks will pay college fees for US workers to complete a bachelor's degree online in a tie-up with Arizona State University.

European Union wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

BRUSSELS: Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance.

Starbucks to open first store in Vietnam

Starbucks will open its first store in Vietnam next month, the Seattle-based coffee behemoth said Thursday.

Facebook: Italian police raid HQ in tax crackdown

Social media giant Facebook has seen its Italian headquarters raided by police as part of a growing international crackdown on tax avoidance.

Starbucks Offers to Pay More British Tax Than Required

PARIS — Starbucks offered on Wednesday to pay about £10 million a year in corporate taxes in Britain — or £10 million more than it paid last year — in an effort to defuse protests against its lack of contributions to public coffers at a time when ordinary taxpayers were feeling the effects of government spending cuts.

Tax: Starbucks in talks with UK's Revenue and Customs

Global coffee chain Starbucks has said it is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs and the Treasury over how much UK tax it pays.

Vince Cable attacks corporate 'tax abuse'

Business Secretary Vince Cable has condemned corporate tax avoidance as "completely unacceptable", saying there are "appalling stories of abuse".

Foreign firms could owe UK £11bn in unpaid taxes

Foreign companies, including Starbucks and Google, could be responsible for as much as £11bn in unpaid British taxes, it has been disclosed.HM Revenue & Customs has identified £25bn of unpaid taxes that may have been wrongly withheld by corporations, of which almost 44pc are overseas companies, according to Pinsent Masons, the tax specialists.

Starbucks Sets Up Shop in India

A decade after it started sourcing coffee from India, Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee chain, has decided to serve up its concoctions to an Indian audience.