Apple has suffered a setback in its €13 billion ($14 billion) tax dispute with Brussels after an advisor to the EU’s highest court said the company’s victory in an earlier ruling should be thrown out (via Financial Times). Giovanni Pitruzzella, advocate-general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), said on Thursday that Apple’s win in […]
Read MoreThe European Commission on Friday said it would appeal a court ruling that overturned its demand that Apple pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in tax to the Irish government (via CNBC). “The Commission has decided to appeal before the European Court of Justice the General Court’s judgment of July 2020 on the Apple State […]
Read MoreThe EU General Court today overturned a ruling by the European Commission stating that Apple should pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in tax to the Irish government. The court sided with Apple, and said the EU authority, led by antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, had failed to show Ireland’s tax arrangements with the company were […]
Read MoreTim Cook visited Ireland today to collect an award from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for Apple’s 40 years of investment in the country. Apple’s CEO also met with Irish musician Hozier and Dublin-based game studio WarDucks.In 2016, the European Commission found that Apple received illegal state aid from Ireland and forced the company to repay 13 […]
Read MoreApple on Tuesday argued that the European Union’s order for it to pay 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in back taxes to Ireland “defies reality and common sense,” as it kicked off its legal challenge against the ruling. According to Reuters, Apple also said the European Commission was using its powers “to retrofit changes to […]
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