Britain’s vote last week to leave the European Union is an opportunity to ease off on the bloc’s…
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How Brexit is already impacting Apple
Apple has big challenges and some opportunities following the UK ‘Brexit’ decision to exit EU…
Apple and Brexit: Britain could replace Ireland for international HQ
Apple can move its international headquarters from Ireland to the UK, and be assured of being out from under the thumb of EU regulation…
Apple tax probe verdict may come next month Irish Finance Minister Noonan says
The European Commission may deliver its verdict on Apple Inc.’s tax arrangements in Ireland as soon as…
Irish wonder what to do with Apple tax if EU orders a clawback
Government officials warned Finance Minister Michael Noonan that he would face two crucial questions upon delivery of a ruling…
China imposes fines Apple 50,000 yuan ($7,595) for ‘serious dishonest acts’
Apple Inc.’s China branch has been fined 50,000 yuan ($7,595) as a company with ‘serious dishonest acts’ for suspected…
Google’s Paris office raided in French tax evasion probe
French investigators raided Google’s Paris headquarters on Tuesday as part of a tax evasion inquiry…
EU lays down the law on corporate tax deals as Apple probe continues
The European Union, locked in a tax battle with the likes of Apple Inc…
Apple cash move will not end EU tax probe
With presidential candidates including Donald Trump advocating a one-off mandatory levy at a reduced rate to encourage…
European Union regulators want more info on Apple’s Irish tax deal
European Union antitrust regulators have asked Ireland to provide further details on the country’s tax deal…
Apple tells EU tax panel it ‘pays every cent’ due in Ireland
Apple Inc., facing a European Union probe into its fiscal affairs in Ireland, told a panel of EU lawmakers that it pays all taxes due…
Apple’s new iOS center in Naples raises eyebrows
Apple has announced the founding of its first European center for the development of iOS software in the southern city of Naples…
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…
Apple opening Europe’s first iOS app development center in Italy
Apple today announced the creation of Europes first iOS App Development Center in Italy…
Apple may face $8 billion bill for back taxes after European Commission probe
Apple Inc. may be facing a hefty tax bill in Europe…
Apple to pay $348 million to settle Italy tax fraud case
Apple’s Italian subsidiary has agreed to pay €318m (£235m; $348m) following an investigation into tax fraud allegations…
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…
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…
Apple to Australian gov’t: ‘Apple pays all the taxes it owes’
Apple Australia chief Tony King has vehemently rejected suggestions…
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….
Speaker of the House John Boehner kills Internet sales tax bill
Speaker of the House John Boehner has long opposed efforts to expand Internet sales taxes…
Apple iPhones and the U.S.-China ‘trade gap’
The vast majority of the profits on each iPhone sold go to…
Businesses hopeful Republican control of U.S. Congress will break tax-reform gridlock
“Chief executives have been consistently pressing for change, especially in light of the corporate ‘inversions’…
Ireland’s Prime Minister: Apple has nothing to fear from end of ‘Double Irish’ tax avoidance strategy
The end of the notorious corporate tax loophole known as the “Double Irish” will not deter
Apple says it may lose Irish tax break
Apple says it is at risk of being hit with a higher tax rate…
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…
