TAX The American multinational, accused of having benefited from favorable tax agreements by the Irish Government, will appeal …
Thirteen billion … The note is salty for Apple, sentenced
the European Commission to repay Tuesday “tax benefits” granted by Ireland. The American giant was suspected of having benefited from taxation for treatment by the Irish Government.
“The European Commission has concluded that Ireland had granted Apple undue tax benefits amounting to 13 billion euros (…) Ireland must now recover
unpaid taxes by Apple on its territory between 2003 and 2014, ie € 13 billion, plus interest, “wrote the EU executive said in a statement.
Apple immediately responded by announcing its intention to appeal the decision of the European Commission. The multinational has also held the decision of Brussels “harmful” for investment and employment in Europe.
In a recent interview to the US newspaper Washington Post
the CEO, Tim Cook, asked about the possibility of a fine imposed by the European Commission, said “hope for a fair decision”
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Last Wednesday, the US Treasury had raised the tone in the dispute that opposes the European Commission on the treatment tax aid to US multinationals also relates Apple, also Starbucks, Fiat-Chrysler and
Amazon. In a “White Paper” of 26 pages sent to Brussels, the US Treasury criticized the Commission’s investigation into the tax treatment of state aid and their retroactivity
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On 21 October 2015 the European Commission had already struck a blow against the tax advantages granted to multinational several European countries, such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands demanding
Italian Fiat and Starbucks US they pay back the aid received “illegally”
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