米アマゾン、１９年に連邦法人税１０億ドル納付　ブログで公表

【ワシントンＡＦＰ＝時事】米小売り・IT大手アマゾン・ドットコム（Amazon.com）は1月31日のブログ投稿で、2019年に連邦法人所得税として10億ドル（約1080億円）超を納めたことを公表した。さらに関税などの連邦税24億ドル（約2600億円）や、給与税などの州税および地方税16億ドル（約1730億円）も納付したとしている。（写真はアマゾン・ドットコムのロゴ）
　投稿の中でアマゾンは「オフィスや、顧客満足を実現する物流拠点、クラウド関連インフラ、風力および太陽光発電所、エコフレンドリーな装置や機器、社内チームへの報酬に、２０１０年以来２７００億ドル（約２９兆円）超を投じた」と述べた。また「こうした投資の加速は１０年以降の米国内総生産（ＧＤＰ）を推計１６８０億ドル（約１８兆円）押し上げた」と分析した。
　アマゾンは１７年と１８年に連邦法人税の納付額がゼロだったと解釈できる年次報告書をめぐり、批判に直面したことがある。同社は税制改革法案が連邦議会を通過した後、同法によって減税が適用された他の一部大手企業とともに税の還付を受けていた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】

〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2020/02/03-12:53）

Amazon said Friday it paid more than $1 billion in US federal income taxes in 2019 as it pushed back at criticism over its corporate responsibility.
A blog post by Amazon sought to highlight its investments and contributions to the US economy, in a move to fend off critics claiming it benefits from taxpayer subsidies.
Since 2010, we've made more than $270 billion in investments in corporate offices, customer fulfillment and cloud infrastructure, wind and solar farms, eco-friendly equipment and machinery and compensation to our teams, Amazon said.
These investments are accelerating, and we estimate that they have contributed an additional $168 billion to the US GDP since 2010.
The tech giant, whose market valuation moved back above $1 trillion following its earnings report Thursday, said it paid more than $1 billion in US federal income taxes in 2019, along with $2.4 billion in other federal taxes, including payroll taxes and customs duties.
It said it collected and remitted nearly $9 billion in sales and use taxes to states and localities throughout the US last year and paid over $1.6 billion in state and local taxes.
Amazon faced criticism over its prior annual reports which appeared to show it paid no federal income taxes in 2017 and 2018, and received some rebates after a tax reform measure passed by Congress -- joining several other large corporations whose tax bill was cut by the law.
Amazon's statement Friday said it adheres to all applicable federal and state tax laws, while noting that it takes advantage of laws that encourage economic investment and job creation.
Over the last decade, no other US-based company has created more jobs than Amazon, the statement said.
Our investments have led to the creation of over two million jobs in the US.
It said its labor force -- now 798,000 worldwide -- includes some 500,000 in the United States, where it pays a wage of at least $15 an hour, above the required minimums in most states.
Amazon's statement comes amid an effort by officials from 137 countries to reform the global tax system for a more equitable distribution of revenues paid by multinationals and the largely US-based digital giants.
In December, Amazon published its French tax returns, showing it paid 250 million euros last year, after accusations of underpayment.
Amazon's quarterly update showed a profit in the final three months of last year of $3.3 billion on revenue of $87.4 billion. For the full year it had net income of $11.6 billion on $280 billion in revenue.