McDonald’s to Pay $1.3 Billion to Settle French Tax Cases
- Prosecutor says total amount is more than double unpaid taxes
- Paris judge approved settlement with prosecutors on Thursday
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McDonald’s Corp. agreed to pay 1.25 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to settle probes in France where the Big Mac maker was accused of dodging taxes by unfairly shifting revenue to neighboring Luxembourg and Switzerland.
The twin settlements involve a 508 million-euro deal to end a French criminal probe into tax fraud allegations as well as the payment of an extra 737 million euros in back taxes and penalties.