Amazon , the US online retailer , has disclosed that its UK corporation tax bill was almost doubled to £ 24 m ( $ 5.8 ##m ) in 2017 , down from £ 7.4 m in 2016 , despite pre - tax profits in the country tripling from £ 24 m in 2016 to £ 72 m last year . The figures were reported by Amazon UK Services , the logistics and logistics operation that employs over two - thirds of the company 's UK workforce . In 2016 , Amazon received a £ ##3 ##m tax credit from UK authorities . In 2017 , the firm paid £ 1.7 m tax on its profits . Earlier this week , Amazon posted a record £ 1.9bn profit in its most recent quarter .
Amazon, the US online retailer, has disclosed that its UK corporation tax bill was almost halved to £4.5m ($5.8m) in 2017, down from £7.4m in 2016, despite pre-tax profits in the country tripling from £24m in 2016 to £72m last year. The figures were reported by Amazon UK Services, the logistics and warehouse operation that employs over two-thirds of the company's UK workforce. In 2016, Amazon received a £1.3m tax credit from UK authorities. In 2017, the firm paid £1.7m tax on its profits. Earlier this week, Amazon posted a record £1.9bn profit in its most recent quarter.