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Amazon’s tax tussle raises broader questions for investors

Wrangling over the tax affairs of US tech companies has not. Amazon investors will next month vote on a shareholder proposal asking it to produce a tax transparency report, one aligned with global standards that include country-by-country reporting of taxes paid. Given the history of aggressive tax planning by US multinationals, it is bizarre that this is thought to be the first time shareholders will opine on a tax-related proposal. Read More...

Wrangling over the tax affairs of US tech companies has not. Amazon investors will next month vote on a shareholder proposal asking it to produce a tax transparency report, one aligned with global standards that include country-by-country reporting of taxes paid. Given the history of aggressive tax planning by US multinationals, it is bizarre that this is thought to be the first time shareholders will opine on a tax-related proposal.

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