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Re:EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork – ... by andyjohnson0 on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @07:41AM (#10546345)
Hollyhill is where Apple runs its dubious EU tax arrangements - which the European Commission says amount to illegal tax avoidance [1][2].

[1] http://uk.businessinsider.com/apple-defends-irish-tax-arrang...

[2] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/ireland-defends...

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Re:EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork – ... by yrro on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @07:51AM (#10546390)
> illegal tax avoidance

Otherwise known as tax evasion?

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Re:EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork – ... by davidandgoliath on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @08:20AM (#10546507)
No, tax avoidance. Tax evasion is illegal, this on the other hand, isn’t.
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Re:EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork – ... by triplesec on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @05:40PM (#10549912)
to be fair, you can't really say that something that has been called 'illegal tax avoidance' is not illegal, unless you are bringing a counter argument. The evidence is in the very same word.
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