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31Aug/16

Apple offices in Cork, Ireland

Apple allocated almost all profits to untaxed non-tangible HQ, Commission says

August 31, 2016FinanceApple Inc., Apple Sales International, Belgium, Brussels, Business/Finance, Continent: Europe, Corporate tax avoidance, Country: Republic of Ireland, Double Irish arrangement, Economies, EU illegal State aid case against Apple in Ireland, European Commissioner for Competition, European Union, India, International taxation, IPhone, Ireland, Margrethe, Margrethe Vestager, Region, State aid, Tax, Tax avoidance, Taxation in the Republic of Ireland, United Statessmbale

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says Apple allocated almost all the profits it made in Europe and other regions to untaxed non-tangible headquarters in Ireland.

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27Nov/15

Welsh town goes “offshore” in tax protest

November 27, 2015FinanceAmazon, Crickhowell, Economies, Economy of the Isle of Man, Facebook, Fair Tax Town, Google, her Crickhowell, Joel Flynn, Sam, Samantha Davos, Samantha Devos, Starbucks, Steve Lewis, Tax, Tax avoidance, Tax Town, Tom Bergin, United Kingdom, Walessmbale

A small town in South Wales is registering its independent businesses as offshore companies to demonstrate how flawed they believe the British and international tax systems are – with a surprising amount of success. Joel Flynn went to Crickhowell to see how local businesses are trying to level the playing field.
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