> As to corporate mergers, if the state feels it is a tax dodge it can either veto the merger, or stipulate that each part be taxed as an independent entity. I

> As to corporate mergers, if the state feels it is a tax dodge it can either veto the merger, or stipulate that each part be taxed as an independent entity. It's ad-hoc regulations all the way down... > And that's before you get into the mess that a giant tech/retail merger would entail. Why? That seems less problematic from a regulatory point of view than a tech-tech or retail-retail merger. If a tech-retail entity is problematic in itself maybe they should force the break up of Amazon - or at least tax each part separately, right?