After investigation three years, on suspected arrangements which makes the Apple with Ireland on taxation, the European Commission concluded that Apple has avoided nearly all of the payment of taxes from sales between 1991 and 2015.
The Commission considered that the Apple took illegal aid and currently is required to pay the amount of the $13 billion from taxes which put in their pocket for the period from 2003 to 2014.
From the investigation it appeared that Apple paid real rate corporate tax 1% on profits in Europe in 2003, while in 2014 the percentage was just at 0.005%. All of these, while the official rate corporate tax in Ireland is 12.5%.
The officials who have participated in the investigation found that each time someone purchases a product of Apple in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, actually carries out the market from Apple Sales International in Ireland. The deal of Apple with Ireland has enabled it to "avoid taxation in almost all profits earned the sales of products."
The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook responded to the decision of the Commission with an official statement in the Irish page of Apple. The Cook says that the decision that Apple has received a special agreement concerning the taxation "has no basis in reality or basis of law". In addition, declares that in its decision the Commission intervenes in Irish businesses by replacing the policy of Ireland, with its own [policy).
"In the case of apple, almost the whole of the research and development takes place in California, so that the vast majority of our profits are taxed in the United States. European companies operating in the USA are taxed in accordance with the same principle. But the Commission calls now be changed retrospectively under these rules," says features Tim Cook.
From the side of the Minister of Finance of Ireland, Michael Noonan, expressed its disagreement about the decision of the Commission and said: "The decision gives me no other choice than to ask for the approval of the cabinet to appeal.
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