Company Apple and the Irish government jointly established an escrow account for almost €13 billion for the period from 2003-2014, which is Apple obliged to pay to Ireland the taxes, the due payment of which Apple according to the European Commission, he was avoiding. The Irish government admitted this in December last year minipage financPaschal Donohoe.
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Now Reuters has reported that Apple after two payments, it reports the amount of 4,5 billion euros in the account and it seems that it respects the decision of the European Commission, but it is said that it is preparing the grounds for an appeal and it looks like the dispute about the payment of taxes will easily drag on for a few more years. Apple moreover, nothing is certain, as other multinational corporations have failed to appeal in similar cases.
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Alleged exploitation of loopholes in Irish tax lawsonecompanies has been a topic for some time now. He himself recently rejected these claims Tim Cook. According to him, he did not come Apple to Ireland not because of taxes, but because of the community in which he saw the future and the opportunity to support the old continent. During that visit, the CEO also mentioned the above-standard relations with local application developers, of which there are almost 17 in Ireland. In addition to the decision of the European Commission to pay 000 billion euros, Tim certainly CookThe wrinkles on his face also include the recently canceled data center project in the Irish town of Athenry, in which the company was willing to invest a billion dollars.
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