Amazon will not pay federal income tax for the second year in a row, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, despite being a company currently worth $793 billion.
President Trump has criticized the company for this, yet he reduced the corporate tax rate, making it even easier for large companies to pay less. Read more
February 14, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle: Amazon Will Pay $0 in Federal Taxes This Year — Here’s How the $793 Billion Company Gets Away With It
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