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>> "That sounds like fault lies with Ireland, not Apple. Or perhaps with the EU for failing to enforce their own damn rules." This decision is the EU enforcing
by k-mcgrady 10y ago
>> "That sounds like fault lies with Ireland, not Apple. Or perhaps with the EU for failing to enforce their own damn rules."
This decision is the EU enforcing the laws though. And I think the fault does lie with Ireland - but nobody is saying the fault lies with Apple. That's why they're not being fined. They're just being told to pay money they have always owed, money which was never theirs. I can see it from both sides though. Why should Apple be 'punished' if they were told they were paying the right amount? On the other hand if my accountant screws up my taxes and I pay too little I have to pay it back eventually.
- sjwright 10y ago>> "They're just being told to pay money they have always owed" ...to an entity that repeatedly insists they're not owed it.
- k-mcgrady 10y agoTrue but Ireland has an interest in fighting this too. There are potentially thousands of jobs on the line plus a lot of future investment. I don't think this will cause any companies to leave Ireland as there is now going to be nowhere else in the EU they can run this tax deal but it takes away an edge they have on investment over other major European cities.