I think that&#x27;s what google is saying, but HMRC is saying that google was misinterpreting the rules and&#x2F;or evading tax.<p>From what I can see, it&#x27;s down to the interpretation of the rules, and google&#x27;s interpretation was, perhaps, somewhat creative.<p>Either way, it makes sense for them to pay up. They could challenge HMRC, but even if they won the UK government could just change the law so they&#x27;re going to have to pay the tax no matter what.<p>This is a win for the working people in the UK who don&#x27;t have the option of devising an elaborate tax shield. Now google is finally paying their fair share of taxes.