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Apple to bring profits back: what's the tax bill?

by Adam Allington
Sep 1, 2016
The corporate tax rate is 35 percent - but some doubt Apple will pay that.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks as she gives a press conference to order Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, in Brussels on August 30, 2016. The European Union on August 30, 2016, ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.   
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EU responds to criticisms over Apple tax ruling

by David Brancaccio
Aug 31, 2016
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says no one is picking on U.S. companies.
The EU has ordered Apple to pay the Irish government $14.5 billion in back taxes.
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What could you buy with Apple's $14.5 billion in back taxes?

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 30, 2016
A lot of beer, for one thing.
Pints of Guinness beer at the Guinness brewery on April 16, 2006 in Dublin, Ireland.
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EU orders Apple to pay billions of dollars in back taxes

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 30, 2016
Apple got a massive bill for back taxes on Tuesday. The European Commission ordered the tech giant to pay back over $14 billion to Ireland, where Apple has its European headquarters. Apple, and the U.S. government, reacted angrily to the demand. The U.S. Department of Treasury has already accused EU officials of unfairly targeting large […]
People walk past a computer shop selling Apple products in Cork city centre, southern Ireland.
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Why the US is on Apple's side in EU decision

by Reema Khrais
Aug 30, 2016
The US says the European Union is unfairly targeting American businesses.
The European Union has ordered Apple to pay billions to the Irish government.
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Irish passport applications spike in Brexit wake

by Jed Kim
Jun 28, 2016
U.K. citizens are digging out old documents that show Irish lineage.
People walk over over Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, Ireland.
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Ireland invests in US St. Patrick's celebrations

by Blake Farmer
Mar 17, 2016
The country has turned St. Patrick's Day into a worldwide branding campaign.
During the first Music City Irish Festival in 2015, 10,000 people showed up for the free street fair. 
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Economics and comedy unite at Kilkenomics festival

by Marketplace Contributor
Nov 9, 2015
With an appearance from Yanis Varoufakis.
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Irish bankers on trial for financial collapse

by David Brancaccio
Feb 5, 2014
The financial trial of the century begins in Ireland as Anglo Irish Bank officials are accused of trying to pump up their share price.
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Ireland's economy is about to move out of intensive care

by Diarmaid Fleming
Dec 13, 2013
Ireland's bailout comes to an official end on Sunday.
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