The reason for the tension was simple.
Now that David had shown a trend of swinging the butcher's knife towards Amazon, who could guarantee they wouldn't be next?
To avoid this scenario, after concluding their discussions, the major companies did not dare to delay even a moment, immediately ordering their finance and tax departments to work overtime in reviewing their own tax affairs.
This night was destined to be sleepless for companies like Amazon, Gugo, Microsoft, and Oracle, but for the media and the popcorn-eating public, it was quite a feast.
And by early next morning, there was no doubt that the Los Angeles IRS investigation into Amazon was the front-page headline of every major newspaper.
[The Washington Post: IRS initiates an investigation into Amazon; will the giant corporation that has never paid taxes in recent years be defeated?]
[The Los Angeles Times: Another major move from Director David; is the internet domain facing a tax audit crackdown?]
