A closed Apple Store in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2020, ahead of their expected first quarter earnings report after market close on April 30.A European court on Wednesday annulled an EU order that Apple repay Ireland 13 billion euros in back taxes, in a major legal setback for Brussels.
Vestager was derided as Europe’s “tax lady” by US President Donald Trump because of the case, as well as a series of antitrust fines she imposed on Google. Brussels said this gave Apple an advantage over other companies, allowing it to avoid Irish taxes between 2003 and 2014 of around 13 billion euros .But the EU court said the commission “did not succeed in showing the requisite legal standard that there was an advantage”.
“This case was not about how much tax we pay, but where we are required to pay it,” an Apple spokesman said in an email to AFP. “The Commission stands fully behind the objective that all companies should pay their fair share of tax,” she added.Some observers have expressed doubts on the Apple case, wondering whether the EU was right to use antitrust law to crack down on tax optimisation strategies by multinationals.
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