101@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTop EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes.www.icij.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTop EU court rules Apple owes Ireland over $14B in back taxes.www.icij.org101@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareben@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI didn’t see it in the article, but doesn’t Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 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-up0·5 days agoIreland really seems corrupt as fuck when it comes to Facebook, Apple and I think Google.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 days agoYes, that is why many big tech companies have their european hq there. Edit: Wikipedia on Ireland as a tax haven
I didn’t see it in the article, but doesn’t Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?
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.
Yes, that is why many big tech companies have their european hq there.
Edit: Wikipedia on Ireland as a tax haven