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MM wrote:
How on earth is Amazon ripping off Britain? They adhere to the tax
laws to the letter. If the tax laws are constructed in such a way that
legal loopholes are created,

It isnt a legal loophole,

Are they breaking any *law*?

Er, no they are NOT! Therefore all they are doing is exploiting a
legal loophole just like you do when you talk to your accountant about
saving tax. No one *donates* tax, which is what that silly woman
Margaret Hodge seems to want from big corporations.

But can you be sure they ain't breaking any law? For that you'd need
access to all their accounts world wide and an army of accountants to
check them.

It remains a fact that most would expect a company trading in the UK to
pay UK taxes, rather than shift money round the world in some form of
creative accounting. Remember if such companies avoid paying UK tax, the
burden becomes that much greater for those who do pay it.

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