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Chinese tax authorities ordered e-commerce giants to hand over sales data for the first time, in a rare move to crack down on tax evasion.

New taxes passed in the final days of the state's legislative session shift more of the tax burden to technology companies like Amazon and Microsoft.

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Leaving Washington state, which in 2022 introduced a 7% tax on capital gains, could have saved Bezos $288 million in taxes after he unloaded $4 billion of Amazon.com stock in the past week.

Amazon said the ruling confirms that it "followed all applicable laws and received no special treatment."

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In an unusual move, CPA Fiona Ma has urged the state supreme court to take up the case.

The EU is appealing a defeat inflicted by a lower court that overturned a decision to force the ecommerce firm to pay back $265 million of tax breaks regulators had deemed unfair. 

A taxpayer suit seeks to overturn a huge tax break for the online retailer.

An appeals court ruling could cost the Golden State billions in unpaid sales taxes.

The companies will collaborate on reference architecture, marketing, sales and support.

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The commission wants corporations to reveal more about climate risks, a push Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a barrage of lawsuits.

As more Americans cut the cord on traditional landline phones, a government program that subsidizes internet service to poor communities is in danger of collapsing because it relies on taxes from dwindling long-distance calling fees.

European officials are considering a proposal from the Biden administration to make companies with at least $20 billion in annual revenue pay more of their tax bill in places they operate, while being less enthused that the U.S. offer would limit levies to just 100 firms.

The Group of Seven meeting of finance officials in London next week must strike an agreement to corral the rest of the world into changing how much tax multinationals pay and where, French minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday.

European regulators failed to show that the U.S. online retailer was given special treatment by Luxembourg’s tax authority in violation of state-aid rules.