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Re:Google to pay $1B in France to settle fiscal fraud probe by stingraycharles on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:06AM (#20961714)
> Is it the CEO? They are unlikely to know enough about French taxation.

That's besides the point. If you want to operate in a certain country, you need to - as a business - familiarize yourself with their laws.

The CEO is ultimately responsible for ensuring the company abides the law. If the CEO doesn't know enough about French taxation, that's not an excuse not to follow the rules: the CEO should then delegate the task to someone they trust, but ultimately it's their responsibility.

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Re:Google to pay $1B in France to settle fiscal fraud probe by esoterica on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:00PM (#20963946)
If a McDonald’s cashier steals from a customer should the CEO go to jail as well? How far do you want to take the concept of “the CEO is criminally responsible for everything their underlings do”?
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Re:Google to pay $1B in France to settle fiscal fraud probe by CasualSuperman on Saturday September 14, 2019 @11:16AM (#20971298)
Is this cashier giving the money to their manager? No, they're pocketing it. Just because they were on the clock doesn't make it the responsibility of the company.
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