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izacus
on Sept 10, 2024
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Apple must pay 13B euros in back taxes, EU's top c...
Would it be really 0%? Is there any grounds for that? Those companies are based in Ireland due to IP law, not tax law.
Rinzler89
on Sept 10, 2024
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Can't companies abuse the IP law to wash other profits as IP costs?
izacus
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Yep, this is why they were based in Ireland - due to their IP law. Which isn't quite the same as 0% taxes.
zoobab
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The Irish patent box was at 0% tax till 2015.
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