French authorities have demanded that Google pays €1.6bn ($1.8bn) in unpaid taxes, BBC News reports.
The figure is substantially more than the £130mln the search engine agreed to pay in back taxes to UK authorities.
However, Google might be able to negotiate and may not pay the full sum to France. The company's chief executive, Sundar Pichai, is visiting Paris and was due to meet the France's economy minister Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, Feb 24 night.
Earlier this month, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin ruled out striking a deal with the U.S. company.
The tax arrangements of international companies have come under close scrutiny recently. Several have been accused of using legal methods to minimize their tax bills.
Europe's competition authorities have been examining whether some deals struck by big companies with national tax authorities amount to illegal state aid.
Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler were told they must pay back up to €30mln in taxes after European tax breaks were ruled illegal. But the two countries disagreed with the ruling, and Starbucks said it would appeal against the decision.
Further investigations into tax deals, including those covering Amazon and Apple, are continuing.
