Competition regulators on Tuesday appealed to European Union’s highest court to override a lower tribunal and force Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) in an Irish tax clawback. Reuters: The case, which has far-reaching implications for corporate tax bills, is the most high-profile of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s campaign against sweetheart deals between multinationals and European Union states. The European Commission in a 2016 decision said two Irish tax rulings had for more than two decades artificially reduced Apple’s tax burden, which was as low as 0.005% in 2014. The General Court in 2020 said regulators had not met the legal standard to show Apple had enjoyed an unfair advantage. Apple refuted the Commission’s arguments,…

The European Commission has appealed to the highest court in Europe to overturn a lower tribunal's decision that sided with Apple in its 13 billion Irish back taxes legal case.Apple IrelandApple's back taxes saga would've put the iPhone maker on the hook for a total of 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) to be paid to Ireland, but a 2020 appeal sided with Apple. After insisting in 2020 it would appeal, the Commission has finally petitioned the Court of Justice of the European Union on the matter. Read more...

The European Commission has appealed to the highest court in Europe to overturn a lower tribunal's decision that sided with Apple in its 13 billion Irish back taxes legal case.Apple IrelandApple's back taxes saga would've put the iPhone maker on the hook for a total of 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) to be paid to Ireland, but a 2020 appeal sided with Apple. After insisting in 2020 it would appeal, the Commission has finally petitioned the Court of Justice of the European Union on the matter. Read more...

The European Commission has appealed to the highest court in Europe to overturn a lower tribunal's decision that sided with Apple in its 13 billion Irish back taxes legal case.Apple IrelandApple's back taxes saga would've put the iPhone maker on the hook for a total of 13 billion euros ($14.3 billion) to be paid to Ireland, but a 2020 appeal sided with Apple. After insisting in 2020 it would appeal, the Commission has finally petitioned the Court of Justice of the European Union on the matter. Read more...

The UK antitrust case against Apple's control over the mobile browser market has been dismissed for a second time after an appeal tribunal upheld its original decision on the matter.Cloud games are restricted in the App StoreApple has once again managed to avoid an investigation into its alleged anticompetitive practices regarding cloud gaming applications. Read more...

The UK antitrust case against Apple's control over the mobile browser market has been dismissed for a second time after an appeal tribunal upheld its original decision on the matter.Cloud games are restricted in the App StoreApple has once again managed to avoid an investigation into its alleged anticompetitive practices regarding cloud gaming applications. Read more...