( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “decision next year.” Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a long running European Union dispute. [CutID: <Cuts> APPLE-EU-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: APPLE-EU-house-q-THUam Out-cue: decision next year] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. […]
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Apple hits setback in dispute with EU over tax case
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “decision next year.”
Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the latest twist in a long running European Union dispute.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The case drew outrage from Apple when it was opened in 2016.
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VERBATIM: That’s after a legal opinion from an adviser to the bloc’s top court. It says a decision by a lower court that the U.S. tech giant doesn’t have to repay the 13.9-billion dollars in taxes “should be set aside.” The ECJ’s opinions aren’t legally binding, but are often followed by the court, which is expected to come up with its legally binding decision next year.