The Irish Times

Apple’s €13bn Irish tax case timeline

40-year saga of how a valued foreign investment unravelled

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 13:00

Government winces as ‘tax haven’ charge begins to stick

Banking report by EU-funded think tank the latest to describe Ireland as a tax haven

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 05:42

Why is EU taking Ireland to court over €13bn Apple tax bill?

Q&A: State likely to appoint custodians and money managers for Apple tax in November

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 14:23

Meet ‘the Maxforce’ – the EU team that fined Ireland €13bn over Apple

Group of 15 international civil servants led three-year inquiry into ‘sweetheart deal’

Sun Dec 18 2016 - 14:28

Poisoned Apple: Bitter battle lines drawn in wake of tax bill

Brussels goes to war with Ireland, and the Government goes to war with itself

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00

Apple timeline: countdown to €13bn tax bill – payable to Ireland

EU says case stretches back to 1991, when Ireland granted the first ‘tax ruling’ to Apple

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 12:05

Q&A: What exactly is at stake in the Apple tax issue?

Cliff Taylor answers the big questions about the European Commission’s decision

Mon Aug 29 2016 - 12:05

Colm Keena: Wind of change blowing for multinational tax avoiders

Will Beps proposals see billions more in taxes paid by companies to governments?

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 04:54

Ending ‘Double Irish’ should be start of tax changes - US lawmaker

Closing loophole was ‘more than overdue,’ says outspoken critic of US tax avoidance Sandy Levin

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00

New leak reveals Luxembourg tax deals for Disney and Koch brothers

‘Big Four’ accounting firms arranged tax deals for companies

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 21:00

Goldman Sachs denies steering markets

Allegations of exploitation of commodity markets to manipulate prices rejected

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 22:05

Levin says Apple struck “a sweetheart deal” with Ireland

US anti-tax abuse activist Carl Levin says EU investigation shows there is “no rational basis” for Apple’s Irish tax rate

Tue Sept 30 2014 - 16:43

Q&A: The OECD proposals

Series of proposals to reform the international tax code

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00

The muddled road to overhauling US corporate taxes

Fixing a system most people agree is badly broken is no eask task

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 01:30

Flurry of takeovers by US firms sparks ‘inversion’ row

American politicians regularly heard complaining about loss of companies overseas

Sun Jul 20 2014 - 17:22

US wants law to clamp down on firms moving overseas

Ireland among countries that benefit from US corporate ‘inversions’ to cut tax bills

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 07:35

Challenge to US giants non-disclosure of potential tax bills

Companies choosing to leave investors in dark about the tax liabilities of repatriating profits

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00

Ireland’s tax regime comes under US spotlight again

United States congress reveals scale of corporate relocations to cut taxes

Tue Jul 08 2014 - 08:34

Medtronic megadeal throws unwelcome light on Irish tax advantage

Proposed combination of medical device giants raises fresh concerns about ‘corporate inversion’

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 07:16

Medtronic agrees to buy Covidien in €32 billion deal

Company will also move its executive base to Ireland as it aims to cut tax rates abroad

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 08:19

EU set to announce investigation into Apple tax arrangments in Ireland

Taoiseach has said the country’s taxation regime would be defended “very strongly”

Tue Jun 10 2014 - 20:11

Democrats lose Florida swing district ahead of elections

David Jolly wins seat in district Obama won twice in in presidential elections

Thu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00

Apple’s lucrative tax loophole

Sat Mar 08 2014 - 01:00

Credit Suisse 'helped US customers hide billions'

Tax evasion carried out by 1,800 employees serving US clients

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 08:31

#TopTechStories2013

The Snowden revelations shook the tech giants, but they had plenty of their own problems to deal with

Fri Dec 27 2013 - 01:01

Questions remain for US senators over tax law

Senators Carl Levin and John McCain had criticised Ireland over Apple tax rate

Thu Oct 17 2013 - 01:01

US senators call Irish tax loophole pledge ‘encouraging’

Levin and McCain hope Ireland ready to close door on ‘egregious corporate tax abuses’

Wed Oct 16 2013 - 11:01

Ireland wants to play fair over international tax competition, says Noonan

Minister says Ireland must protect reputation on issue of global tax avoidance

Tue Oct 15 2013 - 23:37

‘Progress’ made on Syria chemical arsenal

Chemical weapons experts say ‘encouraging initial progress’ made towards elimination of chemical weapons arsenal

Thu Oct 03 2013 - 19:48

Cantillon: Achtung Bono – Our tax rate on world stage

Is Bono IDA Ireland’s biggest nightmare?

Thu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00

IDA chief defends Ireland’s corporation tax regime

Claims of ‘sweetheart’ deal for Apple denied at Public Accounts Committee

Thu Sept 19 2013 - 13:23

‘Clear and compelling’ evidence Syrian regime used poison gas

Kerry sets out the case for intervention as US releases intelligence report

Fri Aug 30 2013 - 07:10

OECD moves to aid countries in closing tax Loopholes exploited by multi-nationals

Report homes in on non-resident structures

Sat Jul 20 2013 - 01:09

Government accused of ‘sleepwalking’ through claims about country’s tax code

FF says tax haven comments ‘seriously damaging’ to economy

Sun Jun 02 2013 - 16:33