Reply to post: Re: I don't get it.

Making us pay tax will DESTROY EUROPE, roars Apple's Tim Cook

tgm

Re: I don't get it.

it appears that Apple acted and negotiated in good faith believing that Ireland had the taxing authority that it claimed.

Hahaha! So Apple's army of tax lawyers are claiming ignorance of EU tax law? That's their defense?

"Sorry officer, but I bought this bag of weed in good faith believing that surfer dude over there had the legal authority to sell it to me. I didn't know it was illegal!"

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