Apple CFO Luca Maestri to Lead Challenge Against Irish Tax Ruling in Luxembourg Court This Week

Apple should pay its fair share of tax in any part of the world that it operates. These tax minimization schemes are a disgrace.

As an European I totally agree with Apple assessment. One of the ways small European countries have to compete and attract mass scale businesses such as the ones of Apple, against big countries like Germany and France is by negotiating better tax conditions.

Considering the small dimensions and population of these countries versus the massive scale of these companies businesses they can at a lower tax, supply financially their needs lawfully.

Of course the German, the French and the soon to leave the British, don’t like this. Their view is anti competitive. They want to have the advantages of being geographically big and large populations as well as tax advantages. They have cooked the European competition laws to their advantage but the issue of sovereignty has kept them from touching local / country tax laws. If they see this through they will be able to do whatever with local tax laws, and cook them to their advantage.

This is as ridiculous as small countries advocating that it’s unfair for them to be geographically small or not as well positioned in the flux of businesses in the map.

Mind you that all the loans given to smaller countries at better rates were for their development in exchange of commercial and production quotas towards the larger countries with plenty of agricultural fields and industrial capacity. So the lunch was not at all free. The all thing culminated with the Greek incident with the German suggestion for them to sell Islands in order to pay their dept.

Cheers.

As a European I disagree with Apple on this. The European idea can only work if there is a fair competition. Countries like Ireland, Luxembourg and partly UK and the Netherlands are using loopholes to attract international cooperations to avoid taxes, which the rest of the EU has to pay for.

Good luck Apple, you’ve got absolutely no hope of winning but good luck all the same.
Personally I think you should pay your taxes like everyone else and stop milking it of society but that’s just me.

Apple should pay its fair share of tax in any part of the world that it operates. These tax minimization schemes are a disgrace.

So you don’t take any tax deductions that you are entitled to because it would be a “disgrace”?

I thought so.

Why bother, Apple. This is a done deal. You think you can talk the EU out of $15B? They’re drooling over the prospect of getting their hands on that cash.

As an European I totally agree with Apple assessment. One of the ways small European countries have to compete and attract mass scale businesses such as the ones of Apple, against big countries like Germany and France is by negotiating better tax conditions.

Considering the small dimensions and population of these countries versus the massive scale of these companies businesses they can at a lower tax, supply financially their needs lawfully.

Of course the German, the French and the soon to leave the British, don’t like this. Their view is anti competitive. They want to have the advantages of being geographically big and large populations as well as tax advantages. They have cooked the European competition laws to their advantage but the issue of sovereignty has kept them from touching local / country tax laws. If they see this through they will be able to do whatever with local tax laws, and cook them to their advantage.

This is as ridiculous as small countries advocating that it’s unfair for them to be geographically small or not as well positioned in the flux of businesses in the map.

Mind you that all the loans given to smaller countries at better rates were for their development in exchange of commercial and production quotas towards the larger countries with plenty of agricultural fields and industrial capacity. So the lunch was not at all free. The all thing culminated with the Greek incident with the German suggestion for them to sell Islands in order to pay their dept.

Cheers.

You, sir, just made the best comment on the internet today. As someone who studies European Competition laws I couldn’t agree more with you.

Apple should pay its fair share of tax in any part of the world that it operates. These tax minimization schemes are a disgrace.

Why is it a disgrace, tax minimisation is paying your fair share it’s not tax evasion they’re doing. The Irish government is very happy with Apple and is in their corner.

Apple should pay its fair share of tax in any part of the world that it operates. These tax minimization schemes are a disgrace.

That may be true, but if the "scheme" is legal, why shouldn't Apple or any other company avail themselves of the benefits?

I don’t care what Apple claims...
This company charges an extra $200 for every iPhone sold in Europe, let alone the more expansive Macs.

Now it’s payback time! :D