Amazon’s Tax Victory Over EU Faces Appeal at Top Court

July 22, 2021, 5:02 PM UTC

The European Commission is asking the EU’s top court to cancel Amazon.com Inc.’s legal victory over a EU250m back-tax bill.

  • EU press office comments in emailed statement
  • Regulators have filed an appeal against May 2021 court ruling that overturned EU order for Amazon to repay supposedly selective tax breaks to Luxembourg
  • EU’s General Court “made a number of errors of law in its judgment” that warrants appeal to European Court of Justice
  • “Making sure that all companies, big and small, pay their fair share of tax remains a top priority for the commission”
  • Filing was reported earlier by ...

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