Who led investigation into the legality of apple’s accounting practices during the 2000s?
On August 30, 2016, after two-year "EU illegal State aid case against Apple in Ireland", the EU's competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, concluded that Apple had received "illegal state aid" from Ireland during 2004–2014 via its use of a hybrid "Double Irish" tax scheme on which it received private rulings by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Commission ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion), plus interest, in unpaid taxes, the largest corporate tax fine in history. The Irish government "unanimously" agreed to appeal the ruling, claiming there was no departure from the applicable Irish taxation law and that the Commission's action was an intrusion into Irish sovereignty (since national taxation policy is excluded from Union treaties). Apple have also announced that they will appeal the Commission's findings.
Who led investigation into the legality of apple’s accounting practices during the 2000s in the EU?
Margrethe Vestager
Criticism of Apple Inc.
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Who led investigation into the legality of apple’s accounting practices during the 2000s in the US?
Senators Carl Levin and John McCain
Criticism of Apple Inc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism%20of%20Apple%20Inc.
In the late 1980s Apple was a pioneer of an accounting technique, "Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich", which reduces taxes by routing profits through Irish subsidiaries and the Netherlands and then to the Caribbean.
In the late 1980s Apple was a pioneer of an accounting technique, "Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich", which reduces taxes by routing profits through Irish subsidiaries and the Netherlands and then to the Caribbean. On August 30, 2016, after two-year "EU illegal State aid case against Apple in Ireland", the EU's competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, concluded that Apple had received "illegal state aid" from Ireland during 2004–2014 via its use of a hybrid "Double Irish" tax scheme on which it received private rulings by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. The Commission ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros or $14.5 billion, plus interest, in unpaid taxes, the largest corporate tax fine in history. During the 2000's in the United States, Senators Carl Levin and John McCain led an investigation into Apple's accounting practices, as well.