Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe’s top court, putting an end to an eight-year row.
The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages in 2016, but Ireland has consistently argued against the need for the tax to be paid.
The Irish government said it would respect the ruling.
Apple said it was disappointed with the decision and accused the European Commission of “trying to retroactively change the rules”.
A separate European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on Tuesday also brought a long-running case with Google to a close, with the company ordered to pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine for market dominance abuse.
Strikes me as fishy that the finance ministry went to court with Apple to say ‘no don’t pay tax’.
If they don’t want the tax, have the cheque made out to the EU.
That’s 13 thousand million dollars. Unpaid tax. Let that number sink in.
Could give 2,500 to every citizen. Better yet give it all to people in the middle class who ae working but camt get a home.
Would be way better off giving it to the people in the bottom 10% of wealth.
Thats the middle class. I see plenty of handouts for lads who dont work, dont see much help for middle.
definitionally, the middle class literally cannot be in the bottom 10%. I’d really suggest you learn about those “handouts” you mention and look into how much they are, what the conditions for receiving it are, how hard they are to get, etc. and consider whether you’d be able to live on them.
For the record I dont think it would do much butnalso fuck off with your polarised view of politics in Ireland. The US can have ya.
Thats a rounding error for them.
$13B is 7% of Apple’s annual profit in 2022. Not a rounding error. Somebody has to settle for golden yachts instead of platinum next year.
162 billion in cash. I stand by my statement.
Looks like those pots of gold are gonna be putting on some weight soon.
