Amazon Faces Dual Investigations In Italy For Alleged Tax Evasion, Labor Violations
Amazon Faces Dual Investigations In Italy For Alleged Tax Evasion, Labor Violations
Prosecutors alleged that the Amazon unit did this to maintain competitive prices in the Italian market, while Amazon said it complied to all applicable laws and regulations and will continue to help authorities with inquiries.U.S. retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been investigated twice this week for allegedly conducting suspected tax evasion in Italy.
美國零售巨頭亞馬遜（NASDAQ:AMZN）本週已經兩次因在意大利涉嫌進行偷稅漏稅而接受調查。
Italy's tax police on Tuesday seized about 121 million euros ($131 million) from Amazon Italia Transport in Milan as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud and illegal labor practices, according to prosecutors' documents, Reuters reported.
據路透社報道，週二，意大利稅務警察在米蘭查封了亞馬遜意大利運輸公司約1210萬歐元（1310萬美元）的資產，作爲調查涉嫌稅務欺詐和非法勞動行爲的一部分。
The Milan Prosecutors' Office accused the logistic services unit of dodging labor and tax laws, relying on cooperatives or limited liability companies to supply workers while skipping value-added-tax duties and lowering social security payments.
米蘭檢察官辦公室譴責物流服務部門規避勞動和稅法，依靠合作社或有限責任公司供應工人，同時跳過增值稅義務和降低社會保障支付。
Prosecutors alleged that the Amazon unit did this to maintain competitive prices in the Italian market, while Amazon said it complied to all applicable laws and regulations and will continue to help authorities with inquiries.
檢方指控亞馬遜的這個部門這樣做是爲了在意大利市場上保持有競爭力的價格，而亞馬遜則表示遵守所有適用的法律法規，並將繼續協助有關當局調查。
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Two sources said on Friday that Milan is also probing Amazon for suspected tax evasion at another business unit in Milan, according to Reuters. This investigation, which is unrelated to the other incident, began in 2021 and was triggered by tax police holding routine checks north of Milan, the sources said.
據路透社報道，兩名消息人士週五透露，米蘭還調查了亞馬遜在米蘭的另一家業務部門涉嫌逃稅的行爲。這起無關的調查始於2021年，是由稅務警察在米蘭北部進行例行檢查引發的。
The probe centers on tax regulations related to trading goods both within Italy and internationally, particularly focusing on value-added taxes and customs duties, according to the sources.
據消息人士稱，這項調查集中在與意大利國內和國際貿易物品相關的稅收規定，特別關注增值稅和關稅。
The size of the potential tax evasion has not yet been quantified, the sources told Reuters.
據路透社透露，潛在的逃稅金額尚未確定。
Italy's tax authorities and tax police in Monza, a city north of Milan, have looked into Amazon accounts in Italy over the past few years as part pf this probe, they added.
他們補充說，意大利的稅務機構和米蘭北部蒙扎的稅務警察在過去幾年裏一直在審查亞馬遜在意大利的帳戶，作爲這次調查的一部分。
An email to Amazon seeking comment on the two investigations has not been immediately returned.
一封詢問亞馬遜兩項調查的電子郵件尚未立即得到回覆。
Price Action: Amazon had gained 1.36% to $182.30 at the time of publication Friday.
股價走勢：截至發稿時間週五，亞馬遜股價上漲1.36%，至182.30美元。
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