There's a big difference, Apple was directly told by Irish government these taxes aren't required. Apple is paying extra taxes after it was ruled that Ireland w

There's a big difference, Apple was directly told by Irish government these taxes aren't required. Apple is paying extra taxes after it was ruled that Ireland was incorrect. Why should Apple be fined for what Ireland did wrong? You are required to pay the installments on time all the time, nothing has changed in the last several years related to this. The analog would be: IRS told you that you didn't have to pay the installment this year but next year instead. A court then said IRS was wrong, you have to pay back taxes. You wouldn't be fined because IRS was wrong this time.