101 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTop EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes.www.icij.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down12
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkTop EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes.www.icij.org101 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareben@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·6 days agoI didn’t see it in the article, but doesn’t Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?
minus-squarecronlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59·edit-26 days agoYes, that is why many big tech companies have their european hq there. Edit: Wikipedia on Ireland as a tax haven
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days agoAnd you could say they are pretty lenient with enforcing GDPR & co (they don’t do fuck if not forced).
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agoIreland really seems corrupt as fuck when it comes to Facebook, Apple and I think Google.
I didn’t see it in the article, but doesn’t Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?
Yes, that is why many big tech companies have their european hq there.
Edit: Wikipedia on Ireland as a tax haven
And you could say they are pretty lenient with enforcing GDPR & co (they don’t do fuck if not forced).
Ireland really seems corrupt as fuck when it comes to Facebook, Apple and I think Google.