EU’s top court dismisses Apple’s final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes

Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros ($14.34 billion) in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court’s earlier decision in the case and stated that “Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid, which Ireland is required to recover.” The case drew outrage from Apple when it was opened in 2016. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch, had accused Apple of striking an illegal tax deal with Irish authorities so that it could pay extremely low rates. In 2020, the European Union’s General Court disagreed with that.