美国软件公司Palantir在2024年英国的公司税缴纳额仅为210万英镑，尽管该公司在英国申报营收超过2.47亿英镑并持有数亿英镑的公共部门合同[1]。根据提交的税务申报，Palantir在英国的有效税率仅为8%，远低于英国25%的法定公司税率[1]。这一现象反映了该公司采用的全球税务策略——其全球有效税率仅为1.4%，且在2024年未在美国缴纳任何联邦税[1]。
Palantir通过转移定价策略将欧洲合同收入转移至美国母公司以获取税收优惠，尽管26%的收入来自美国境外客户，但仅有4%的收入在海外记账[1]。公司在英国股票市场申报的营收数字（2.47亿英镑）与在英国公司备案中的申报数字（1.59亿英镑）存在差异[1]。该公司在美国积累了数十亿美元的税收抵免和结转亏损，按照目前利润率，未来近十年无需缴纳美国联邦所得税[1]。
英国是Palantir美国外最大市场，目前约有750名员工驻英[1]。截至2026年，该公司持有约6.7亿英镑的英国政府合同，其中包括与英国防部签署的2.4亿英镑三年合同[1]。首席执行官Alex Karp预测公司全球营收今年将增至59.5亿英镑，股价随后上涨17%[1]。
American software company Palantir Technologies paid only £2.1m in corporation tax in the United Kingdom during 2024, despite reporting profits exceeding £25m and maintaining hundreds of millions of pounds in government contracts [1]. The company's effective UK tax rate stood at just 8 percent, substantially below the standard 25 percent corporation tax rate, while its global effective tax rate reached only 1.4 percent [1].
The disparity between Palantir's reported revenues and its tax contributions reflects aggressive tax planning strategies. The company declared £247m in revenue on the UK stock market in 2024, yet reported only £159m in revenue through UK company filings [1]. Palantir achieved this discrepancy partly through transfer pricing mechanisms that redirect European contract revenues to its American parent company, despite 26 percent of the company's income originating from clients outside the United States [1]. In the US, Palantir paid no federal income tax in 2024, contributing only $2.5m in state taxes [1].
Britain remains Palantir's largest market outside the United States, where the company employed approximately 750 people and held government contracts valued at around £670m as of 2026 [1]. These contracts included a £240m three-year agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence [1]. Chief Executive Alex Karp projected that global revenues would rise to $8bn (£5.95bn) in the current year, and the company's stock price increased 17 percent on Tuesday [1]. Palantir has accumulated billions of dollars in tax credits and loss carryforwards in the United States, positioning the company to avoid paying federal income tax for nearly a decade at current profit levels [1].