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Apple CEO Tim Cook Heads to Ireland to Visit Government Officials, Company Facilities
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Backwater? There may not be much design work over there, but it's got a large number of employees in Cork to deal with issues and run projects for many countries. I think that covers not just other European countries, but Africa and Middle East as well. There is a substantial assembly and testing operation for customized desktop orders. It also has a customer support center. This is not just a post office box "headquarters". It's got enough of an operation over there to assign much of its costs and profits to Ireland under any taxing scheme. Comparatively speaking, in most other countries Apple products are merely sold, without any local "ingredients" (but with ~20% VAT for each local government).
Is it me, or does Tim always seem like he's out of the office in Cupertino and somewhere else. Shouldn't he be in the office as much as possible to work on products instead of traveling to nyc to meet with investors and things along those lines?
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Swim in the vault full of money!
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The point is that those 4000 WORKERS pay taxes and get paid wages. Apple could take its ball somewhere else....
Personally I'm really fond of Apple Ireland. I'm in the UK so you're always transferred to some silver-tongued Irish devil when you're buying in bulk. You know the type; buttery southern accent, 'tree trees', cheerful as can be.
Same goes with complaints. "I'll just transfer you to my supervisor" means "I'll get Paddy O'Reidy on the phone -- try to stay mad at him!", and it works every time.
As sad and pathetic as it sounds, it's a rare ray of light when you've had to deal with HP and Lenovo support all day.
Same goes with complaints. "I'll just transfer you to my supervisor" means "I'll get Paddy O'Reidy on the phone -- try to stay mad at him!", and it works every time.
As sad and pathetic as it sounds, it's a rare ray of light when you've had to deal with HP and Lenovo support all day.
Apple established a its Irish operation in October 1980 - so 'several' decades is pretty accurate. Apple's Irish operation is almost as old as the company itself.
To those who say that Ireland does a 'sweetheart' deal with Apple, every EU member state maintains sovereign control of taxation policy. That's a central component of the Union. Ireland made a strategic decision to reduce its corporation tax rate to 12.5% in addition to prioritizing the development of a skills base to attract tech, pharma, medical devices industries etc. That's why we have Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Paypal, eBay, Apple, Boston Scientific, to mention just a few based in Ireland.
All other EU member states are free to do the same. It's unreasonable and a little bit misinformed to attribute Ireland's success at attracting inward investment to some underhand tax policy.
Before you give Apple or any other company that pays taxes your money for their goods and or service, YOU ALREADY POSSES THE TAX.
So the next time you feel like bitching about why so and so ain't paying their fare share think first. You had the money in your pocket all along.
So the next time you feel like bitching about why so and so ain't paying their fare share think first. You had the money in your pocket all along.
I guess Tim Cook will need personal translator with him
A bit rich out of someone called after a potatoe
Nothing wrong with what they are doing. All companies do it. Find me one person that does not try to limit their tax burden as much as possible.
Any complainer can surely pay more taxes themselves if they would like. The IRS won't mind.
Tim Cook's personal hero told me that "everyone should pay their fair share", and is working hard to close tax avoidance loopholes for individuals that are not part of his voter base.
Nothing wrong with what they are doing. All companies do it. Find me one person that does not try to limit their tax burden as much as possible.
Any complainer can surely pay more taxes themselves if they would like. The IRS won't mind.
Any one complainer probably doesn't have the net income of Apple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qzZr9OLKVE
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*facepalm* Are you Dan Quayle?
And in fairness though when you tax the employees and the business itself you're effectively double dipping on the tax take anyway. If I was in Ireland I'd sooner Apple pay no tax at all if it means that the workforce doubles in size given that the money will boomerang back at the state via the income tax and GST being paid on goods and services being consumed.
Tim is a bean counter not an Engineer. He is doing what he does best and leaving the design to the Engineers.
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Actually Apple Market Cap is $450 Billion not $150 Billion.
My Apple Performa 460 was made in Ireland... the day's the UK used to make stuff...
Ireland has a lot of tech companies based there for some reason. The people and talent I guess?
Ireland has a lot of tech companies based there for some reason. The people and talent I guess?
Can anyone explain to the un-washed masses like us, what a "Taoiseach" is, or is that perhaps part of the gentleman's name? Please, enlighten us.
