European Ruling against Apple and Ireland Vindicates Brexit
European Ruling against Apple and Ireland Vindicates Brexit Taxation is bad enough: two consenting parties arrange a mutually-beneficial exchange, and an interloping third party demands a cut. What...
View ArticleApple Inc. (AAPL) Gets a Shakedown from the EU. Is Ireland Next to Bail?
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Gets a Shakedown from the EU. Is Ireland Next to Bail? “Total political crap.” That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook described the European Commission’s ruling that the iPhone maker...
View ArticleApple Offers a Principled Defense of Itself, a Rare Thing Today
Apple Offers a Principled Defense of Itself, a Rare Thing Today Private businesses very seldom mount a principled defence of their behaviour. This is why libertarians like to stress that they are...
View ArticleFacebook Inc Gets £11M U.K. Tax Credit But Accused Of ‘Choosing’ Tax Rules
Over the weekend, Facebook published its accounts showing that its efficient tax structure helped its main U.K. subsidiary generate an £11 million tax credit in 2015. What’s interesting to note is that...
View ArticleEU ‘Exceeded Its Powers’ With Apple Inc. Tax Ruling: Ireland
Brussels interfered with Ireland’s tax sovereignty by ordering Apple to pay €13 billion in taxes to the Exchequer, which has surely angered Ireland. In a stinging rebuke to the European Commission, the...
View ArticleThis Guy Has Eight Passports
A few weeks ago I caught wind of a guy who has citizenships from eight different countries. This “octa-citizen” has passports from Canada, UK, Ireland, Belize, Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts, and Cape...
View ArticleEU To Take Ireland To Court For Failing To Collect Unpaid Apple Taxes
Ireland’s alleged tax favor to Apple could spell trouble for the country, who could now be taken to court. On Wednesday, the European Commission said that Ireland has failed to recover 13 billion euros...
View ArticleStudy Finds 3 In 4 Irish People Would Not Consider A Career In Blockchain
Despite European spend on blockchain set to soar to €3.5 billion in the next five years, a lack of understanding of how the technology works is holding Irish people back from pursuing a career in...
View Article65% of Apple’s annual revenue is subject to reduced tax in Ireland
How much are big tech giants like Apple getting in reduced taxes by locating subsidies in Ireland? The answer may surprise you. The world’s biggest tech companies operate largely out of their Irish...
View ArticleThese Are The Ten Richest Countries In The World
One way to rank the wealthiest countries is on the basis of their GDP (gross domestic product). Such a ranking, however, doesn’t give an idea about the earnings of the people in the county. So, a...
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