Investing Thread

[TSmith34, Inc.]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-meta-and-alphabet-report-plunging-tax-bills-thanks-to-ai-investment-and-new-rules-in-washington-161229652.html

"So far this year, Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOG) have filed annual reports to the government — and all reported significant drops in what they expect to pay in US federal income taxes.

Amazon's tax bill dropped from about $9 billion in 2024 to $1.2 billion in 2025. Likewise, Meta reported a year-over-year drop from about $9.6 billion in 2024 to $2.8 billion in 2025.

The annual report from Alphabet, meanwhile, reported a tally that combined US federal and state tax totals and showed a drop from about $21.1 billion in 2024 to $13.8 billion in 2025.

These dropping tax bills for 2025 also came as all three companies report profits are on the rise.

Amazon's domestic profits jumped to nearly $90 billion in 2025 — an over 40% increase from 2024. Alphabet's domestic profits jumped over 32% to $143.6 billion, while Meta came in at $79.6 billion, a 20% jump."

[rocky_warrior]

These dropping tax bills for 2025 also came as all three companies report profits are on the rise.

In the investing thread...this would seem to be good news.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

In the investing thread...this would seem to be good news.

That's exactly right. For those of us that own 93% of stocks, great news. For the US more broadly, more of the same that got us where we are.