Amazon’s institutional investors want GRI tax transparency

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Amazon’s institutional investors want GRI tax transparency

Danish Mehboob
March 31 2022
Amazon's board may vote on the GRI tax standard at its next annual shareholders meeting

Institutional investors with $3.6 trillion in combined assets are looking for a legal route to vote for Amazon to disclose tax receipts in countries where it operates, at the next shareholders meeting in April.

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Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.
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