A panel of tax academics slammed the recent EU top court ruling in the Apple and Ireland state aid case, saying it went against prior court decisions and opened the door to EU meddling into member states’ domestic tax laws.
Following the European Court of Justice’s ruling Sept. 10, Apple Inc. must pay a €13 billion ($14 billion) tax bill to Ireland. The European Union’s top court ruled that the country’s approval of beneficial tax positions dating back to 1991 and 2007 gave preferential tax treatment to the iPhone company over others.
Tax law professors took issue with the fact ...
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