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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Since they are collecting sales tax when needed, Amazon is, in fact, paying a lot of taxes. They still make a lot of profit, and I am sure they use every trick to avoid taxes on that. But then, the only way to avoid taxes on profit is to reinvest the money which creates a tax payment elsewhere.
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It's also worth remembering that tax laws are written and enacted by politicians, not corporations. Companies who don't comply with tax laws, and are caught, suffer consequences.
All businesses pass taxes on to the consumer. When their taxes go up consumer prices go up.