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U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?
The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…
Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so
Late last month, Apple streaming music rival Spotify accused Apple of anti-competitive behavior for rejecting…
Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple of monopolistic-like actions; Spotify concurs
Following Nancy Pelosi’s ‘poor Tim’ comment earlier this week, Apple today is again the target of yet another politician…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has billions of reasons to raise money for the GOP
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fundraising breakfast for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday was the talk of Silicon Valley…
Ireland’s Sinn Fein party will pursue Apple if EU finds company owes back taxes
Sinn Fein may pursue Apple for the taxes it could owe Ireland should the European Commission find against the company and the government in an ongoing probe…
Will any U.S. presidential candidate give Silicon Valley what it wants most?
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is usually even-keeled when he is on stage or doing interviews…
Cramer: Apple’s Tim Cook is ‘patriotic’ on taxes
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has a message for Tim Cook critics: He’s right on taxes…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is absolutely right – and wrong – on U.S. corporate tax policy
In the interview with Charlie Rose, Mr. Cook describes the U.S. tax system as being designed for the industrial age as opposed to the digital age…
Apple CEO calls corporate tax rap ‘total political crap’
This is a tax code that was made for the industrial age, not the digital age. It’s backwards. It’s awful for America. It should have been fixed many years ago…
Australian tax office explicitly names Apple among huge list of companies that practice tax avoidance
Australian tax authorities on Thursday took the unprecedented step of publishing the records of hundreds of companies…
If Apple announces its corporate U.S. exit, will we finally get the message?
Pfizer’s corporate U.S. exit should be a wake-up call to the American public…
Apple avoids $59.2 billion U.S. tax bill
The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes…
Apple giving Pimco a run for its money in the bond market
Apple has been lobbying Congress for two years to approve a repatriation holiday…
Australia to crack down on alleged tax avoidance by Apple, other multinationals
The Australian government on Monday announced a world-leading crackdown…
U.S. companies now have $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid corporate taxes
“Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more than…
Americans’ interest in hiking corporate taxes wanes slightly
Back in 2008, when gas prices hit $4 per gallon for the first time…
Intel CFO: Obama repatriation tax proposal ‘lipstick on a pig’
We need fundamental tax reform that helps companies…
U.S. Congress, Obama take Apple CEO Cook’s advice, eye corporate tax changes
When quizzed about its tax practices, Apple CEO Tim Cook told a Senate subcommittee…
Obama targets foreign profits with tax proposal, Republicans skeptical
Obama will call for a one-time, 14 percent tax on an estimated $2.1 trillion…
Senator Rand Paul finds Democratic partner for tax repatriation holiday
Under current law, U.S. companies must pay the full 35 percent tax rate….
UK wants Apple and other multinationals to pay more in taxes
A crackdown on tax breaks for banks and tax avoidance by multinational firms…
Apple says it may lose Irish tax break
Apple says it is at risk of being hit with a higher tax rate…
Barclays: Changes to Irish tax law a ‘minor issue’ for Apple
Though Ireland is set to close its tax loopholes in January of next year…
Ireland to end tax lures that drew U.S. firms
Finance Minister Michael Noonan declared that the tactic called the ‘Double Irish’ would be outlawed…
EU tax probe spotlights Ireland’s allure for multinationals
An EU probe into a tax deal between Ireland and Apple is raising pressure…
Cork brushes off EU’s Apple tax claims
Apple and the Irish government deny there are any sweetheart deals…
U.K. Treasury chief Osborne tells U.S. tech giants: Read my lips, more taxes
U.K. Treasury chief George Osborne has put global tech companies on notice…
Irish taxes: There is no possibility of a fine upon Apple whatsoever
Several newspapers seem to have got themselves into a bit of a tizzy…
EU watchdog to give reasons for inquiry into Ireland’s tax treatment of Apple
The European Commission will publish its reasons for opening an in-depth investigation…
European Commission accuses Apple of prospering from illegal Irish tax deals
An E.C. probe that could hit Apple with a record fine of as much as several billions of euros…
As Burger King eyes moving to Canada over U.S. corporate taxes, Apple, Google, Microsoft have it their way, too
The U.S. corporate tax rate is obviously way too high…
IS Apple’s tax bill about to get much, much bigger?
On June 10th, the European Commission announced that it would launch a formal investigation…
EU threatens expanded probe into Ireland’s tax practices regarding Apple, Googles, other companies
The European Commission has told Ireland it may investigate more companies…
EU’s investigation of Apple’s taxes isn’t going to cause the company any problems
No worries…
U.S. Senate weighs corporate tax repatriation holiday to help fund highway repairs
The plan would give companies a one-time reduction in the amount of taxes they pay on profits earned abroad…
EU launches tax avoidance investigations on Apple, Starbucks, Fiat
Apple said on Wednesday it has not received any selective tax treatment…
Jack Welch: U.S. does not have a rational tax policy
Losing American corporations to overseas countries with lower corporate taxes would be a sin…
Apple’s offshore accounting vs. the SEC, Congress and the IRS
The Security and Exchange Commission is serious about going after Apple’s off-shore cash…
Is the 35% U.S. corporate tax rate hurting America’s economy?
The U.S.A. has the highest nominal corporate tax rate among the developed economies…
Caterpillar likely to get GOP support on corporate tax Senate subcommittee dog and pony show
Caterpillar Inc. is likely to get some Republican support Tuesday when the giant maker…
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Cisco use cash to buy… Treasuries?
U.S. taxpayers are making millions of dollars in interest payments to Apple…