Apple plans to hire an additional 1,000 employees at its Cork offices in Ireland, a country where the iPhone maker shelters multi-billion-dollar profits from corporate taxes in the United States, according to Reuters.

Apple Ireland

Apple's offices in Cork, Ireland

Ireland's main foreign investment agency, the IDA, said Apple was to add 1,000 jobs to its office in Cork by mid-2017 from 5,000 at present. It said the company had also added 1,000 jobs in the past year.

In September 2014, the European Commission accused Apple of receiving illegal state aid from Ireland in return for maintaining jobs. A decision in the investigation is due after Christmas, according to Ireland's finance minister Michael Noonan.

Apple has paid a corporate tax rate of about 2.5% in Ireland on $109 billion in profits over the past five years, far less than an average 12.5% paid by many other companies in the country. The U.S. has an average corporate tax rate of about 15% to 39%.

Top Rated Comments

3bs Avatar
105 months ago
But still no Apple Store in Ireland... Not the Republic anyway
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2457282 Avatar
105 months ago
I think this is all political fodder. They created the laws that allow this and Apple is taking advantage of the law. Nothing new as many companies do that. Even in the USA, most companies incorporate in Delaware because of the way the laws are structured there. Ireland/EU can change laws to the tax code and then companies can decide to stay or move to another place if it is more advantageous. You have even seen individuals move countries due to tax issues. Albeit, all of this only works for the big boys. Us little folks cannot afford to move just to get a tax break.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
BigJayhawk Avatar
105 months ago
That blame would lie solely with Apple then. Avoid paying billions in tax, create enough jobs for an entire city, and then expect immunity because what about all those poor workers losing their jobs? Won't somebody think of the children?!
There are five banks on the same street in your town. Each bank lets you use YOUR OWN money for varying surcharges. You would go to the MOST EXPENSIVE ONE as a "service to the bank"??? Right! Sure!

Our government (and others to lesser degrees) are starting to realize that when you are a multi-billion-dollar company (ANY OF THEM - not just Apple), that the entire planet is no different for them than one street of banks for us.

If our country doesn't stop with the political fodder of blaming the rich for everything and realize that you change NOTHING for the better by doing that then maybe we'll get some policy that actually results in big corporate money being brought back HOME and spent in the U.S.

Shareholders have very little patience for a company that uses its OWN MONEY for a 26% LOSS before even spending it when they can just as easily spend it after a 10% loss (or even borrow someone else's money for 3%). This will NEVER change. If government policy does not change then this debate will never end and all of the world's corporate money will stay abroad. (I guarantee that Chinese companies are bringing their profits back to China!)
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
RJSAudio Avatar
105 months ago
Don't worry, I hear Apple is going to use all their tax savings to make the iPhone 7 free for Americans! ;)
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThunderSkunk Avatar
105 months ago
Apple should regard itself as an Irish company.

;) so you can tell I'm not being 100% serious.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
robotica Avatar
105 months ago
But still no Apple Store in Ireland... Not the Republic anyway
Yeah that's not cool.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Popular Stories

iOS 17

iOS 17.2 Will Add These 12 New Features to Your iPhone

Friday December 1, 2023 12:19 pm PST by
iOS 17.2 has been in beta testing for over a month, and it should be released to all users in a few more weeks. The software update includes many new features and changes for iPhones, including the dozen that we have highlighted below. iOS 17.2 is expected to be released to the public in mid-December. To learn about even more features coming in the update, check out our full list. Journal ...
iOS 17

28 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in December's iOS 17.2 Update

Friday December 1, 2023 2:57 am PST by
Apple made the first beta of iOS 17.2 available to developers in October. Since then we've seen three more betas, and with each iteration Apple continues to add more new features and changes, many of which users have been anticipating for quite a while. Below, we've listed 28 new things that are coming to your iPhone when the finalized version is publicly released this December. 1. Help...
anker new xmas 1

Anker's Cyber Week Sale Enters Final Days With Up to 60% Off Sitewide

Friday December 1, 2023 12:05 pm PST by
Anker's Black Friday/Cyber Week event is entering its final days this weekend, and it's still offering up to 60 percent off sitewide. There are also a few "mystery boxes" that can include hundreds of dollars in savings, if you're willing to risk not knowing what you're buying ahead of time. All of these sales will end on December 3. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Anker. When you...
iOS 17

Apple Releases iOS 17.1.2 With Security Fixes

Thursday November 30, 2023 10:12 am PST by
Apple today released iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, small updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating systems that Apple introduced in September. iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2 come a few weeks after the release of iOS 17.1.1, another bug fix update. iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update....
iPhone 16 Mock Header Updated 1

iPhone 16 to Include Action Button Across Entire Lineup

Thursday November 30, 2023 4:08 pm PST by
The release of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max saw the introduction of an entirely new user-configurable button known as the Action button, and now, MacRumors has seen extensive evidence confirming Apple is planning to include the Action button on the entire iPhone 16 range. Designs and plans for the Action button date back to at least 2021, as the button was intended for release alongside hapt...
General Apps Messages

Green Bubbles on iPhone to Gain These 7 New Features Next Year

Thursday November 30, 2023 9:00 am PST by
Earlier this month, Apple announced that it will finally support RCS in the Messages app on the iPhone starting later next year. This change will result in several improvements to the messaging experience between iPhones and Android devices. RCS will become the new default standard for messaging between iPhones and Android devices, but these conversations will still have green bubbles like...
top stories 2dec2023

Top Stories: iOS 17.1.2 Released, NameDrop Misinformation, and More

Saturday December 2, 2023 6:00 am PST by
Apple employees are back to work following a Thanksgiving break, and that means this week saw a number of new operating system updates for both public release and beta testing. This week also saw some misinformation about Apple's new NameDrop feature making the rounds, while Apple and Goldman Sachs appear to be on the verge of a break-up in their Apple Card and savings account partnership,...