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Originally Posted by PatNY
Amazon is not breaking any laws.
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In your opinion. But
mainstream reporting last month found otherwise:
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Over the past six years, Amazon has paid around $9 million (5.9 million pounds) in income tax on over $23 billion of sales to British clients, because it says it operates a single European business out of Luxembourg, rather than a multinational structure of independent subsidiaries in different countries, and should therefore pay tax in Luxembourg.
However, Reuters has uncovered evidence from the company's own statements, job advertisements, statements from three suppliers and five former employees, as well as the profiles of over 140 staff on networking website LinkedIn, which suggests the UK unit has a high degree of autonomy, with local managers deciding on many aspects of its business.
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I'm not saying Amazon is guilty of attributing UK sales to Luxembourg. But there is an ongoing UK investigation, the results of which are unknown.