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I don't want to take this thread completely off track, as it is about Amazon, not about taxes. However, you cannot claim similarities where there are none. People have to submit tax returns in several countries if they are residents for tax purposes in several countries or receive income from several countries, e.g. a national of country A who moves permanently to country B, but still receives rental income from his property in country A. This is normal - as you have stated - and usually covered by double taxation treaties. It's got nothing to do with the EU, either.
However, a US citizen has to file tax returns in the US even if he has never lived there (e.g. because he was born to an American parent abroad) and does not receive income from the US. This is indeed almost unique and a significant grievance for Americans living abroad. Sorry, I will leave it at that as it is really OT.
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