The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is charged with monitoring government financial affairs, has invited the companies to give evidence amid mounting public and political concern about tax avoidance by big international companies.
Britain and Germany announced plans to push the Group of 20 economic powers to make multinational companies pay their “fair share” of taxes following reports of large firms exploiting loopholes to avoid taxes.
Starbucks had paid no corporation or income tax in the UK in the past three years.
The world’s biggest coffee chain paid only £8.6 million in total UK tax over 13 years during which it recorded sales of £3.1 billion.