Facebook <i>avoids</i> taxation just like Google, Apple and countless other multi-national corporations. You don&#x27;t even have to be in the Unicorn club to make entirely legal tax avoidance schemes a worth while endeavor. Call up EY, PCW, or really any law firm&#x2F;accountant&#x2F;tax advisor and you too can enjoy an effective tax rate in the low teens or even lower.<p>They do pay taxes. They play loopholes in numerous jurisdictions to avoid tax as much as possible.<p>Why do they do that? Because everyone else does. Also they have a fiduciary duty to do so. Yes, it&#x27;s technically, actually, illegal for them _not_ to avoid taxation as much as possible because, well, then they wouldn&#x27;t be doing everything they can to maximize shareholder value.