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How hard is it to solve the tax problem? France should abolish all income taxes, and put a 100% sales tax on iphone. Problem solved. Apple can dodge as much inc
by dingo_bat 9y ago
How hard is it to solve the tax problem? France should abolish all income taxes, and put a 100% sales tax on iphone. Problem solved. Apple can dodge as much income taxes as they want.
- evgen 9y agoThen Apple stops selling in France and continues to sell in Belgium, Germany, Spain, etc and people drive them into France by the truckload. Or Amazon just delivers them via post. No taxes to France at all. Problem solved.
- dingo_bat 9y agoThat's ok. I'm sure sales will take a substantial hit if people cannot walk into a store and buy it. I mean there's a reason Apple sells directly in France, right?
- evgen 9y agoSubstantial? I doubt it. While Apple does a lot of retail volume, the big money-makers like the iPhone can be drop-shipped from anywhere in the EU. There are 20 Apple stores in France, but millions of iPhones there; I doubt more than 20% of French iPhone users purchased at an Apple store, and probably closer to 5%.
- dingo_bat 9y ago> Substantial? I doubt it. It must be, otherwise why would Apple even have a retail channel in France? I think the number would be closer to 50%. Keep in mind that iphones are purchased at all sorts of retailers apart from istores.