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France’s former digital affairs minister wants to force internet giants like Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple to reveal how much profit they make in France, saying the companies are understating their French activities to a vast extent.

A common opponent — France’s plan to tax U.S. technology giants — will bring the two sides together, at least temporarily.

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President Trump complains that large corporations, such as Amazon.com, are shirking their tax responsibilities. Yet for at least a decade, Trump paid none or very little in federal income taxes by exploiting some of the same generous tax breaks.

The senator really hates it when corporations that report billions of dollars in profit pay little or no tax to Uncle Sam.

The Democratic presidential candidate rolled out a proposal to levy a 7 percent tax to raise an estimated $1 trillion from the wealthiest businesses.

The European Union’s inability to agree on taxing Internet giants like Google and Amazon shows the need for majority voting at the soon-to-be 27-member bloc, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

France intends to tax the revenue of about 30 internet giants such as Amazon.com Inc. to help ensure “fiscal justice,” according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

The e-commerce giant scrapped a deal this month to open offices in New York after clashing with local politicians and is backing out of another battle.

The e-commerce giant does not plan to pay the IRS anything this tax season. Yet that’s not largely because of President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul.

Ailing shopping districts are losing revenue to e-commerce, according to a government report.

Amazon.com Inc. walked away from billions of dollars of public subsidies when it announced Thursday it was abandoning plans for an office complex in New York. But it can still qualify for federal tax breaks intended to help distressed communities by building a new Virginia data center in America’s wealthiest county.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer was quick to jump on Twitter Thursday, after Amazon.com Inc. scrapped its plan for a headquarters in New York City, reminding the company about the state’s tax policies and good weather.

City Council members thrashed the retailer for its resistance to unions, working conditions at warehouses and its founder’s wealth.

Digital providers such as Amazon, Lyft and Uber are beating out older companies on expense reports.

A New York state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make President Donald Trump’s “opportunity zones” tax break less valuable to real estate developers.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has been taking a close look at how Amazon.com has been adhering to the new revenue recognition standard, particularly with regard to its Amazon Prime revenue, and Amazon has been pushing back in response to the SEC’s comment letters.

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Finance ministers are trying to strike a balance between luring business and addressing popular discontent about companies not paying their fair share.