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Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by rorykoehler on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @07:51PM (#18455864)
3) why is this left to Amazon or am I misunderstanding how this is managed?
Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by longerthoughts on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @08:32PM (#18456134)
They're using a Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) program [0]. I've been trying to understand why these programs exist for corporations but having trouble finding definitive answers. My hunch is that it's a marketing trick to help people stomach the tax breaks and go "oh, well at least they're building a school". Possible that it also allows for legal negotiation of terms like amount and payment schedule that can't be applied directly to property taxes.

[0] https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-selects-new...

Re:NY state tax break is $48k per Amazon HQ job by rorykoehler on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:04AM (#18458368)
So basically a miniscule one time payment that would easily and continuously be covered by taxation.