Amazon.co.uk pay ZERO tax in the UK. Why are people more annoyed about the bloke down the road maybe getting a benefit that he shouldn't than that. I don't understand.

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Pagwatch · 01/02/2012 10:50

Seriously. This weasel on radio 5 this morning just kept saying 'we pay all relevant taxes for the region' but wouldn't answer when Andrew Verity pressed 'yes, but that means tat you pay no tax in the ZuK because you have chosen to place Amazon.co.uk registered head office in Luxemborg.

If everyone phoned their mp about corporate tax evasion rather than mrs smiggins who is getting DLA when she looks fine we could pay off the deficit.

Hooray!

No. Seriously. Why don't we care about this?

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Gigondas · 01/02/2012 11:16

Cinnabar good place to post. Also suspect they are doing what others like dell and apple do in basing themselves outside uk.

Hassled · 01/02/2012 11:09

I heard this this morning too - but on Radio 4. The guy kept saying Ama -zon, which was annoying enough. And yes, he ducked the "you're in Luxembourg so you pay no tax you bastards" question too.

My understanding is that they don't have to add VAT to the products they're sending out (doesn't apply to their third party sellers) hence the cheaper prices. I can't see that they'd be paying Corporation Tax either if they're not based in the UK, but I could well be wrong.

SweetTheSting · 01/02/2012 11:09

Might be worth posting this on CinnabarRed's tax thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/politics/1154984-CinnabarReds-tax-thread

StealthPolarBear · 01/02/2012 11:05

I didnt know that. That is bad.

Henwelly · 01/02/2012 11:04

I am interested to know how you would solve this issue with Amazon?

They are a business and why can they not base their head office in another country if it makes financial sense? How can the british government tell companies this is not allowed?

There is also a bigger picture to consider, where is this money that they are not paying in tax? I suspect it will be going back into the company, expansion, staff etc which in turn benefits the uk economy. It is not as black and white as it appears imo.

Gigondas · 01/02/2012 11:04

What kind of tax are they not paying? Corporate ? They are presumably paying vat customs and other taxes so need to look at total tax take .

TanteRose · 01/02/2012 10:55

bloody hell! never knew that.

of course, they call it tax avoidance which is perfectly legal - grrr

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Pagwatch · 01/02/2012 10:53

I know. Fuckers.

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SixtyFootDoll · 01/02/2012 10:53

That's outrageous.
I have seen their mahoosive warehouse in Swansea, they most def are based in the UK.

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