iPhone group: Apple quantifies tax payments in Germany and Europe
Apple has disclosed for the first time under new transparency regulations of the European Union, how much profit and taxes of the US group in the individual
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Apple has disclosed for the first time under new transparency regulations of the European Union, how much profit and taxes of the US group in the individual member states. The EU Commission considered this approach to be distorting competition and called on Apple to pay a total of 13 billion euros in taxes plus interest. The company employed 4,089 people nationwide, including more than 2,000 engineers at the European Silicon Design Center in Munich, Apple’s largest development location in Europe.
Furthermore, Apple had lost in September 2024 a year-long legal dispute with the EU Commission. Until now, this data only had to be transmitted confidentially to financial authorities. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260822-930-565697/1. Large multinational corporations with a worldwide turnover of more than 750 million euros are required under an EU directive (Public CbCR) to make their income tax information publicly available by country.
In addition, The background was tax breaks that Apple had long been granted in Ireland. What the new report reveals about the Group.
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Apple has disclosed for the first time under new transparency regulations of the European Union, how much profit and taxes of the US group in the individual member states.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe EU Commission considered this approach to be distorting competition and called on Apple to pay a total of 13 billion euros in taxes plus interest.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe company employed 4,089 people nationwide, including more than 2,000 engineers at the European Silicon Design Center in Munich, Apple’s largest development location in Europe.
reliability low1/2 sourcesApple had lost in September 2024 a year-long legal dispute with the EU Commission.
reliability low1/2 sourcesUntil now, this data only had to be transmitted confidentially to financial authorities. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260822-930-565697/1
reliability low1/2 sourcesLarge multinational corporations with a worldwide turnover of more than 750 million euros are required under an EU directive (Public CbCR) to make their income tax information publicly available by country.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe background was tax breaks that Apple had long been granted in Ireland.
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Apple has revealed for the first time under new transparency regulations of the European Union, how much profit and taxes of the US group..
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideMost of the tax payments in the US and Ireland In the current tax report, the company now emphasizes: "Apple is continuously part of the..
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideThe EU Commission considered this approach to be distorting competition and called on Apple to pay a total of 13 billion euros in taxes plus interest
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideA newly released tax report for the past fiscal year ended September 2025 shows that Apple..
omitted byRight sidecovered byLeft sideBillions outflow in Ireland according to the ruling of the ECJ In the overall balance for the EU, Ireland stands out above all: There Apple pointed out for the..
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