Apple and Ireland maintain that is no record of "a deal", yet Apple paid 1% of what the law says they owed. The only beneficiary of that favourable situation is

Apple and Ireland maintain that is no record of "a deal", yet Apple paid 1% of what the law says they owed. The only beneficiary of that favourable situation is Apple. Let's be honest, if this happened in any "less reputable" jurisdiction, Apple would definitely be under FCPA scrutiny. > Tax Abatements are a long, well understood practice Yeah, the kind of "tax abatement" that is available only to a select few.