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Re:EU Court: Apple received EUR 13B illegal tax subsidy [pdf] by izacus on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @05:42AM (#41499032)
Would it be really 0%? Is there any grounds for that? Those companies are based in Ireland due to IP law, not tax law.
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Re:EU Court: Apple received EUR 13B illegal tax subsidy [pdf] by Rinzler89 on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @05:50AM (#41499083)
Can't companies abuse the IP law to wash other profits as IP costs?
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Re:EU Court: Apple received EUR 13B illegal tax subsidy [pdf] by izacus on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @07:07AM (#41499523)
Yep, this is why they were based in Ireland - due to their IP law. Which isn't quite the same as 0% taxes.
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Re:EU Court: Apple received EUR 13B illegal tax subsidy [pdf] by zoobab on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @02:20PM (#41503922)
The Irish patent box was at 0% tax till 2015.
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