Apple's Italian division will pay 318 million euros for tax fraud

According to information from the BBC and the Italian edition of La Repubblica, Apple Italia will have to pay a check for 318 million euros (347 million dollars) for not paying taxes in the country.

Apple’s Italian division is under investigation for alleged inability to present income information from 2008 to 2013 in Italy. La Repubblica reported that the Italian branch of the apple giant, Apple Italia, had to pay approximately 880 million euros (or 961 million dollars) in tax on the company's income over the period, but instead only paid 30 million euros (or 33 million). dollars).
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The study claims that Apple avoids taxes in Italy by selling in the country through Ireland, where the company's main European office is located. Ireland has one of the lowest rates of corporate income tax in the European Union - only 12.5 percent, compared with 27.5 percent in Italy.

Apple has not yet commented on the current unpleasant situation, however, according to a Reuters report, a judicial investigation “is likely to have a positive effect on the company's behavior regarding tax payments.”

The fact that the company pays its taxes in Ireland does not suit not only the European Union, but also the United States, as the country loses a lot of money on this. However, Tim Cook (Tim Cook) believes that Apple "honestly pays every dollar of the taxes that companies are supposed to pay."