Online retail giant to start declaring sales made across Europe

08:57 - 26 May 2015

Amazon has been accused of trying evade taxes in several countries.

Amazon's tax deals in Luxembourg had attracted howls of criticism that the giant was trying to evade taxes, and had sparked an EU probe.

Sourcers have revealed that online retail giant Amazon announced that it has started declaring sales made in major European markets in the respective countries instead of Luxembourg, meaning it will pay taxes on the sales in those nations.

"As of May 1, Amazon... is recording retail sales made to customers through... branches in the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy," said the company in a statement.

"Previously, these retail sales were recorded in Luxembourg. We are working on opening a branch for France."