Apple Booked $6 Million Profit Per Irish Employee After Back-Tax Ruling
Apple paid Ireland $17 billion in taxes last year, about 40% of its $43 billion worldwide corporate income tax bill, with the amount boosted by a 2024 EU court order to collect $13 billion in back taxes for unlawful state aid. EU reporting by jurisdiction now forces greater tax and profit disclosure. In Ireland, that equates to about $6 million profit per employee versus $51,000 in Germany.