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Apple Faces Large Penalties In EU Tax Probe

Posted by samzenpus on from the was-that-wrong? dept.

First time accepted submitter chasm22 writes EU Regulators are apparently set to accuse Apple and the Irish government of entering into several sweetheart deals that left Apple with lower taxes than what it legally owed. If the ruling is upheld, Apple could owe billions in back taxes. Interestingly, it seems that the Irish government would actually get the extra money and suffer little for its part in the scheme.

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  1. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think we should allow companies with a head office on Mars be exempt from tax. With the money involved some companies might actually profit from setting up a permanent base there.

  2. Re:I would like to see a return... by jaseuk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The USA may have highest per-capita spending, but that hides the fact that you have a system where very few people OVERPAY for your health-care compared to much of the rest of the developed world. It doesn't mean it's evenly spent.

    http://liberalconspiracy.org/2... : "For a direct comparison, that means that in England the government spends around $3,200 per capita on healthcare and covers the entire population whereas in the US the federal government spends around $3,700 per capita and yet covers less than a third of the population."

    You should have a much better economy of scale, particularly with drugs purchasing, research and best practice. Yet it doesn't bear out in practice somehow...

    Jason.