Tomas Chlebek Od year 2013 the question of whether Apple and many other companies are being resolved in the US Congress does not avoid payment tens of billions of dollars in taxes. From year 2014 the European Commission is also actively involved in this.
The last time a message related to this problem appeared this January, when Apple was threatened with having to pay over eight billion dollars due to the use of illegal state aid in Ireland. Whether that would happen was to be determined in March. Apple's finances are currently still under investigation by the European Union, and Apple told European lawmakers yesterday that it paid all its taxes in Ireland and that it was not favored over other companies in this regard.
Apple's vice president of European operations in Cork, Ireland, Cathy Kearney, made the announcement, adding that whatever the outcome of the ongoing investigation, Apple remains "committed to Ireland." “We believe we have paid every penny of tax due in Ireland. It does not appear to us that state aid played a role here, and I suppose we should ultimately expect such an outcome that would justify us. I think the Irish government agrees with that view," Kearney said in Brussels.
The ongoing investigation into Apple is part of a larger plan by the European Commission to focus on possible violations and circumvention of laws in the assessment and payment of taxes. His latest result is the order to the Netherlands and Luxembourg to collect up to thirty million euros in taxes from Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and the companies McDonald's, Aplhabet (mother of Google) and Inter Ikea are also being investigated. They all agree that they were not given any tax advantage compared to other international companies.
