Comment by matkoniecz
4 hours ago
> What is Amazon doing in country X that should be taxed?
its profits within that country (income minus actual expenses)
in practice expenses are fakely inflated to transfer tax payments top jurisdiction with near-zero taxes
How can profit be calculated if a significant component of expenses is intellectual property and brand awareness which was paid for somewhere else?
Amazon can add up the costs to install and operate a datacenter or warehouse in country X, but most of the demand for services from that datacenter or warehouse will be due to expenses incurred in country Y.