netted that. but they used tax credits and other benefits to avoid paying any federal income tax. did you pay federal income tax last year? oh, one of the biggest companies in the world paid none. nevertheless, governments around the country, state and local, are racing to provide amazon with even more perks and tax breaks as it looks to choose the site of its second headquarters because masochism is very common among state governments. heather zumarraga is a financial analyst, a very smart one, and she joins us tonight. thank you for coming on.es how does it work that one of the biggest companies in the world, an american company, pays no federal taxes? >> that's a good question. this is a nonpartisan issue. president trump has stated that amazon is a "no" tax monopoly. both democrats and republicans alike would say that we are in agreement with that statement, and that is not okay. although they do pay state andd local income taxes, they pay zero federal income --