Here's
what Apple's .5 billion in
Irish taxes looks like in
Apple products
After an in-depth analysis of
Apple, the European Commission found that Ireland gave the company
illegal tax benefits worth
.5 billion (€13 billion).
On Tuesday, after a three-year investigation into
Apple's Irish tax affairs,
Apple was
ordered to pay the €13
billion to the
Irish government. The ruling states that the dealings are "illegal under EU state aid rules, because it allowed
Apple to pay substantially less tax than other businesses. Ireland must **w recover the illegal aid."*
**w,
.5 billion sounds like a lot of money, but to really put things into perspective, we figured we would break that figure down in terms of popular
Apple products. Needless to say, the numbers were awe-inspiring.
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