Amazon, which doubled its profits and made more than $11 billion in 2018, won't pay any federal income taxes for the second year in a row according to the ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy).
Amazon will not be required to pay the standard 21 percent income tax rate on its 2018 profits, and is claiming a tax rebate of $129 million, which ITEP describes as a "a tax rate of negative 1 percent."
Amazon drew ire in 2018 for not paying federal taxes on its $5.6 billion in profits the year before, which was made possible due to tax credits and stock-based compensation, reports Politifact. Last year was the first time Amazon paid no federal income tax whatsoever.
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