From an FT email this morning:
Tax free tech is still up to all its usual tricks and making handsomely from it.
No wonder they are now investing so much in opposing the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting process.
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Very significant public funding and academic manpower went into the R&D development of UNIX, the underlying language of Apple’s OSX. Isn’t it only fair Apple pays its fair share of tax. Even today much of the underlying power of OS X is accessed through the humble ‘Terminal’ programme and its tools developed a very long time ago at MIT and Berkeley Universities.
According to the earnings call yesterday, Apple’s tax rate for Q2 is expected to be 26.3%. Is that a fair enough share?
I have read the report
And how much of tat is deferred tax
Please tell me
(I know you can’t)
And please tell me where it will supposedly be paid
(I know you can’t)
Now tell me – is Apple paying fair tax?
(I know you can’t)
“Now tell me — is Apple paying fair tax?”
Yes
You don’t even know it is paying
That then sounds like a lie to me
@Noel – I remember some FT.COM headlines, three example of many that could be cited arouse interest what Apple is up to:-
“Apple paid no UK corporation tax in 2012” [1].
“Ireland’s tax regime nurtures innovation in avoidance”, “In 2011, 19 subsidiaries registered in Ireland between them avoided paying tax on €33bn of profits in this way. (Apple’s was one of them.)” [2]
“Q&A: Brussels takes on Ireland over Apple tax” Sept 2014 [3]
Even with all this income Apple’s office products (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) are far from satisfactory. I try to use them but am often frustrated with problems and lack of features, is there a lack of investment by Apple to improve these obvious necessary tools of the digital office.
[1]. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13273fae-e1a3-11e2-95c1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Q7ypcJkv
[2]. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bde702e4-4d5e-11e4-bf60-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Q7ypcJkv
[3]. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/74774ade-488f-11e4-ad19-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Q7ypcJkv
“Even with all this income Apple’s office products (Pages, Keynote and Numbers) are far from satisfactory. I try to use them but am often frustrated with problems and lack of features, is there a lack of investment by Apple to improve these obvious necessary tools of the digital office”
You can ask for a refund of the $0/$low paid, you can use alternates either paid (Microsoft), free (Open Office, Libre Office, et all). You can remove all Apple software (the OS, the office apps) and install Windows, or Linux if you don’t want to use Apple’s UNIX (strictly BSD) variant. You can install Windows or Linux ontop of OS X your Mac for free (VirtualBox) or paid (VMWare Fusion, Parallels, etc). You are free to do what you want. None of that has anything to do with Apple’s tax payments. If you think those are wrong, you can report to the SEC, HMRC, the Police or anyone else who will take your criminal complaint. If you don’t like the product, you are free to buy elsewhere. Our erstwhile host is a huge fan of Apple’s products which clearly have significant value to all their users. That value far exceeds any tax you think is missing.
Tax has enormous power
You seek to deny it
Enormous power carries enormous responsibility
Apple does not exercise it
And you will not acknowledge it
Which reveals the moral bankruptcy of your position