The EC said that Ireland gave Apple unfair tax advantages, allowing it to pay rates as low as 0.005 percent at times. By comparison, Ireland typically taxes corporations at about 12.5 percent, ...

Earlier this month, Apple was ordered to pay €14bn in back taxes to Ireland, following a long-standing legal battle with the European Commission. The unexpected financial windfall is set to play ...

Ireland and Apple, which say the correct amount of tax was paid, fought the commission on the matter and in July 2020 the General Court of the European Union annulled the decision.

Ireland is Apple's base for the whole of its non-US sales, and was at the center of a decade-long tax dispute between Apple and the EU. On January 23, 2025, Micheal Martin became Ireland's ...

Apple filed an appeal in an European court on Tuesday about a 2016 tax ruling that ordered Apple to pay Ireland $14.3 billion in back taxes.

The tax deal with Ireland allowed Apple to have an effective corporate tax rate of 1% in 2003. By 2014, the rate had fallen to 0.005%, meaning Apple paid just $50 on every $1 million in profit, ...

Apple may owe Ireland a huge amount of taxes, but Ireland really, really doesn't want to collect it. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

The European Union's executive branch has found that Ireland granted unfair and illegal tax breaks to the tech giant Apple, and ruled that Apple now owes more than $14.5 billion in back taxes.

Ireland is turning its back on a massive tax windfall from Apple. The Irish government confirmed Friday it would appeal a European Union order to collect 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back ...

BRUSSELS-- The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits worth up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) to Apple Inc. (AAPL) and must now recover the unpaid back taxes from the U.S ...