EU court to rule on €13bn Apple case on taxes in Ireland
The EU’s top court will this morning deliver its keenly-awaited ruling on Apple’s tax affairs in the Republic.
A key adviser to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recommended last November that it set aside a 2020 EU general court ruling that the European Commission had failed to stand up a claim the iPhone maker owed the State more than €13 billion in back taxes, plus interest.
In his opinion in November, advocate general Giovanni Pitruzzella said the general court, the lower court, committed a series of errors of law and failed to assess “certain methodological errors” relating to Apple’s Irish tax liabilities.
News in Ireland
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Personal Finance
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Opinion
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Sports
- Little respite for Ireland ahead of tricky Greece assignment: The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) need a win tonight against Greece as much as their new manager Heimir Hallgrímsson and the put upon players.
World
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Life & Style
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