Amazon is under scrutiny in Italy for allegedly tax evasion of $1.26 billion
Italian authorities are investigating e-commerce giant Amazon. Three of the senior team members are suspected of avoiding the country’s taxes, which amounts to 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion).
The first report of the probe surfaced in 2024, but Reuters reports that the full scope of the investigation has been revealed following reports from Italian newspapers Corriere Della Sera.
Amazon said: “(We are committed to complying with all applicable tax laws,” he highlighted a key tax contribution request in Italy.
Milan’s prosecutors and tax police are targeting the Luxembourg-based European Amazon and three managers.
The allegations are related to Italian online sales between 2019 and 2021.
Sources say Amazon’s financial impact could escalate to EUR 3 billion, including potential penalties and interest.
The research is centered on Amazon’s algorithms, which are said to be that sales in Italy by non-Chinese sellers, primarily by non-Chinese sellers, promote their identity without revealing.
This lack of transparency reportedly helps these sellers avoid Italian value-added tax (VAT).
This could have serious implications for Amazon’s business across Europe, as intermediaries such as Amazon are legally liable for non-payment of VAT by non-EU sellers on platforms under Italian law. It has sex.
The investigation began in 2021 after regular inspections by tax authorities in northern Milan. Another case from July 2024 has also been referenced by the source.
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