Ondrej Holzman Although the head of Apple, Tim Cook, constantly claims that in terms of tax obligations, his company complies with the laws everywhere it operates, the Californian giant is under the scrutiny of many European governments. In Italy, Apple finally agreed to pay 318 million euros (8,6 billion crowns).
By agreeing to the fine, Apple is responding to an investigation launched by the Italian government into the iPhone maker's failure to pay corporate tax as it should have. For tax optimization, Apple uses Ireland, where most of the income from Europe (including Italy) is taxed, because it has a lower tax there.
Apple was originally accused of failing to pay 2008 million euros in taxes in Italy between 2013 and 879, but although the amount agreed with the Italian tax authority is smaller, it should have a positive effect on the investigation.
Italy is definitely not the only one that deals with paying taxes for Apple and other multinational technology companies. A fundamental decision should be made this year in Ireland, which according to the European Union provided illegal state aid to Apple. Get over it, Irish partially responded, but the fact that here Apple takes advantage of favorable conditions, is indisputable.
Apple's position is that it is paying "every dollar and euro it owes in taxes," but the company declined to comment on the Italian case. Against accusations of tax cuts and the state of the tax system (especially in the United States), before Christmas expressed Apple CEO Tim Cook.
In Italy, Apple finally agreed to settle the dispute after years of negotiations, and the investigation should now be over. The Italians pressed for repayment mainly because their public finances were fundamentally reduced.
