People are assuming that the numbers reported are the result of using loopholes and that the reported loss does not accurately reflect how much money they make in the UK..
The reason the share bonuses are of some interest is that it seems odd to most people if they give away share bonuses worth 35.4m if they are genuinely losing that much money on the UK market.
Yes, it's possible, but the seemingly more likely explanation is that Facebook like most other large international companies are routing their revenue from the UK market through a more tax efficient separate corporate structure.
The reason the share bonuses are of some interest is that it seems odd to most people if they give away share bonuses worth 35.4m if they are genuinely losing that much money on the UK market.
Yes, it's possible, but the seemingly more likely explanation is that Facebook like most other large international companies are routing their revenue from the UK market through a more tax efficient separate corporate structure.