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It should have been obvious to Apple that they were receiving illegal subsidies, given that they were taxed differently than other companies. "The Irish govern

It should have been obvious to Apple that they were receiving illegal subsidies, given that they were taxed differently than other companies. "The Irish government agreed a deal with Apple in 1991 to only tax a certain bracket of its earnings" http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-apple-managed-to-get-its-tax-deal-in-ireland-in-1991-2016-8?IR=T http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-apple-managed-to-get-its-t... To me it's pretty obvious that Tim Cook will burn in hell :-).

rusk 8y ago
> It should have been obvious to Apple Though tax avoidance was a corporate strategy and they actually sought these deals it would not have been obvious that this was technically illegal. The Irish Revenue Commissioners told them it was legal as an interpretation of Irish law, which was incorrect.