<blockquote>However in the strongest defence yet of the company's complex tax structure, Ms Carnegie attempted to highlight the hypocrisy of criticising global technology companies for using the same approach that Australian mining firms, like Rio Tinto, use when deriving profits from China.

"If you look at someone like a Rio Tinto, they have about 35 per cent of their customer base in China, and they are paying less than one per cent of their tax in China, because their headquarters in Australia is bearing the financial risks and the costs associated with that," Ms Carnegie said.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.afr.com/technology/tech-giants-google-apple-and-microsoft-squirm-as-global-tax-schemes-scrutinised-20150408-1mggc7">Tech giants Google, Apple and Microsoft squirm as global tax schemes scrutinised | afr.com</a>.