[syoussry]

As a French citizen, I also "agreed" to pay my taxes last year :). I even paid the full amount I was being claimed. How generous of me.

[sukilot]

Facebook also plays the full amount it claims.

The issue is that there was an ambiguity in the law that was recently discussed and resolved.

[sp332]

The social networking giant did not share details of the tax dispute

Do you have a good description of what the ambiguity was?

[throwawaynothx]

Just curious, if you don't pay your taxes for 10 years as a citizen what happens? do you get arrested at some point?

[mickael-kerjean]

They will get it from your bank account. That's what happened to me over a parking ticket a few years ago as I parked in a spot reserved to the national train company. I refused to pay as the amount was 4 times over what it would cost to park in a disable spot which I did find unfair from a morale standpoint. After some time, they took the money from my bank account.

[harmoat]

In France, they can also take it from your salary.

[wsc981]

I'm sure it depends on the country. In The Netherlands one could be sent to prison for tax evasion [0].

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[0]: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/124710/Netherlands%20...