> It seems like Ireland did the thing that's against the rules by offering the deal, not Apple? Well, Apple accepted the illegal deal, didn't they? > That see

> It seems like Ireland did the thing that's against the rules by offering the deal, not Apple? Well, Apple accepted the illegal deal, didn't they? > That seems like a bit of a perverse incentive for countries to offer deals they may know will get overturned later because they'll get the money eventually. There's also a perverse incentive for companies to defer paying taxes for 20 years. Apple isn't getting fined, they're just paying what they owe 20 years late. edit: apparently the years were 1991 to 1997, so that's about 30 years actually.