Italian prosecutors pursue trial against Amazon and four executives for tax evasion

Milan prosecutors are seeking to put Amazon’s European unit and four of its managers on trial for alleged tax evasion amounting to approximately $1.38 billion. This unprecedented move follows a previous settlement in December, where Amazon paid 527 million euros to Italy’s Revenue Agency. Prosecutors accuse the company of facilitating VAT evasion through a “VAT-avoidance algorithm” that allowed non-EU sellers to operate without disclosing their identities, thus avoiding value-added tax.

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