How Companies Like Amazon, Nike and FedEx Avoid Taxes

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At least 55 of the largest corporations in America paid no federal corporate income taxes on their 2020 profits, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Some of these companies include big names FedEx, Nike, HP and Salesforce, and it’s costing the U.S. government billions of dollars. Those 55 corporations would have paid a collective total of $8.5 billion. Instead, they received $3.5 billion in tax rebates, collectively draining $12 billion from the U.S. government. These estimates don’t include corporations that paid only some but not all of these taxes, like Netflix and Amazon.

Watch the video above to learn about how the most profitable companies in the country maneuver the complicated tax system to avoid federal corporate income taxes, different forms of tax expenditures and what policy solutions may bridge the gap.

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How Companies Like Amazon, Nike and FedEx Avoid Taxes

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25 COMMENTS

  1. Republicans want taxes from the poor 😂😅😅 every Republican voter is giving away their money to Republicans and getting $0 in return

  2. It does not make sense. These oligarchs should want to pay their fair share. It won't impact their lifestyles. Amazon employs thousands of people so they should get a by.

  3. Implement a straightforward flat tax system applicable to all, devoid of IRS complexities, loopholes, credits, and stimulus measures. Abandon corporate bailouts, cease funding wars and addressing illegal immigration. Enforce a universal 15% flat tax rate. While tax payments may be unpopular, they are essential for sustaining the nation. Critique the $12 billion budget of the IRS, deeming it a 90% unnecessary and a potential scam.

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  4. Makes sense, get laif off from one of the meat swallowers? You pay taxes on your unemployment.. they aren't supposed to have a political agenda to be considered a platform, haha

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