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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
On his European tour this week, Apple’s CEO visited Ireland, and talked about taxes, the abandoned Athenry data center and the company’s commitment to the country. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
The European Commission is willing to withdraw its court case against the Irish government for failing to collect some $ 16 billion in back taxes from Apple — but only if the country collects the full amount, the E.U.’s Competition Commissioner said in an interview. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple Pay Cash is showing up in the Messages app for certain iOS users in Brazil, Ireland and Spain, suggesting an international rollout of Apple’s peer-to-peer money transfer service is in the offing. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Update: Apple has responded with an extensive statement on its newsroom site. It says corporate tax rate on foreign earnings is 21 percent, and 35 percent on income from overseas investments. It says “no operations or investments were moved from Ireland”. The New York Times has published a lengthy report claiming Apple started using the…
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The European Commission has ruled that tax breaks offered by Belgium to multinational companies are illegal, and that the companies concerned must pay the full rate of tax due in the country, reports VentureBeat. This follows similar decisions in Luxembourg and the Netherlands. While none of these rulings directly impact Apple, they do make it look extremely likely that the…
Following our report claiming that Apple Watch will launch in U.S. carrier stores later this month, Apple has now updated its regional websites to reveal that the device’s availability will soon be further expanded. Apple this morning updated its Austria, Denmark, and Ireland websites to reveal that Apple Watch will be available on September 25th. September 25th…
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International expansion of the Apple Watch continues, with a trio of countries –?Ireland, Austria and Denmark — to gain access to the wearable this coming Friday, Sept. 25. AppleInsider – Frontpage News