[Swordmaker]

European Union court upholds international tax laws while slapping down its own commissioner of competition who had attempted to unilaterally restructure all international Basis of taxing multinational commerce, by claiming that Apple had to pay income Taxes to Ireland, and ultimately the EU, and not to its home nation, the United States. Both Apple and Ireland appealed the commission’s 2015 order requiring Apple to pay 14.9 billion euros of back taxes, arguing it was both illegal under EU tax laws, but also violated the establishment treaties the created the EU. The court sided with Apple and Ireland and numerous Amicae today, vacating the tax order. — PING

APPLE BITES BACK EU AND WINS! PING!

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[Don W]

I am not an Apple fanboi, but this is absolutely a victory for free enterprise.

Apple pays more taxes than anyone else on earth, and the EU tried to steal even MORE from them.

Too bad, so sad, LOSER!

[GaryCrow]

Simply an attempted money grab by the EU. Apple was doing what every corporation and every smart individual does which is to legally minimize their tax burden in order to keep from overpaying greedy governments whose lust for money is never satiated.