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Top EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes. (www.icij.org)
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[–] darkevilmac@lemmy.zip 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I didn't see it in the article, but doesn't Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?

[–] cron@feddit.org 59 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes, that is why many big tech companies have their european hq there.

Edit: Wikipedia on Ireland as a tax haven

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And you could say they are pretty lenient with enforcing GDPR & co (they don't do fuck if not forced).

[–] lud@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

Ireland really seems corrupt as fuck when it comes to Facebook, Apple and I think Google.