MADRID, June 30 (UPI) -- Google's offices in Madrid have been raided by Spain's tax investigators in the latest tax conundrum faced by the tech giant.
Countries including Spain, France and Britain have complained about the way some technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Yahoo, generate profits in their countries but funnel those funds elsewhere.
After the Madrid raid, Google said it complies with all regulations.
"We comply with Spanish tax laws just as we do in all countries where we operate. We are cooperating with the authorities in Spain in order to answer all their questions, as always," a Google spokesman said in a statement.
Google has offices in Paris, London and other European capitals. The company argues the offices are not fully fledged businesses, but operate as satellites of its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.
Google's offices in Paris were raided in May by French investigators over accusations of aggravated financial fraud and organized money laundering. Google in January agreed to pay more than $180 million in back taxes to the U.K. Treasury. France is seeking about $1.6 billion in back taxes from Google.
