Ireland, Apple
Why Apple owes Ireland $14 billion in taxes
Europe's highest court ordered Apple to pay back Ireland for 11 years' worth of unfair tax breaks. Plus, we explore ghost towns for sale.
After Apple ruling, should Ireland be worried about what comes next?
Ireland Inc is steadfast in its view that Apple is ancient history – and that Ireland faces no further threat from European intervention. But “finality” in the Apple case comes at a tricky moment for Ireland’s industrial policy, for so long pegged on tax.
You Can Give Ireland Tax Revenue—But Can You Make Ireland Spend?
The EU successfully compelled Ireland to reclaim the unpaid taxes, but it likely cannot dictate how the country spends—or even retains—the revenue.
Apple Must Pay Back €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes to Ireland, E.U. Court Rules
Apple has been ordered to pay back €13 billion ($14.4 billion) worth of tax to Ireland by the European Court of Justice.
Apple must pay Ireland more than $14 billion in back taxes, court rules
Ruling comes on same day EU court enforces whopping $2.7 billion penalty against Apple in long-running antitrust case.
Apple tax bonanza hands Ireland political, reputational headache
The Irish government said Tuesday's ruling from Europe's top court that it granted Apple unlawful aid through its tax treatment was an issue "now of historical relevance only" due to changes in its tax system since.
How will the Irish government spend Apple’s €14bn?
Ireland’s government has been told it needs to collect €14bn (£11.8bn) in back taxes from Apple. The EU’s highest court ruled that the US technology firm had benefited from an illegal sweetheart tax deal in the country.
The US, not Ireland, facilitated Apple’s €13bn tax avoidance structure
The Court of Judgement of the European Union’s (ECJ) tax ruling against Apple seemed to cement the notion that Ireland gave the iPhone giant sweetheart deals on tax in return for locating substantial investment here,
Ireland’s special relationship with Apple and Google has created a multibillion-dollar windfall—and an existential crisis
The money adds to Ireland’s substantial government surplus without leaving it any nearer to figuring out how it could spend ...
Irish Examiner on MSN3d
Ireland's €14bn windfall from Apple 'unlikely to cause overheating' of economy
Ratings agency said Ireland's fiscal framework is 'designed to cope with volatile corporate tax revenues,' allowing it to ...
Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’
The European Court of Justice has ordered Apple to pay billions in back taxes to Ireland, in a move that hands a victory to ...
Ireland Mulls How to Use Apple’s €13 Billion It Didn’t Want
Ireland just landed a challenge most countries would envy: how to spend an almost €13.8 billion ($15.2 billion) windfall that ...
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MEPs accuse Ireland of living ‘at the expense’ of neighbours in wake of Apple tax case
MEPs were debating last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice which ordered Ireland to collect €13 billion in back ...