IRELAND: Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’

Apple has been ordered to pay €13 billion ($14.4 billion) of back taxes to the Irish state, in a court ruling that ended a decade-long fight between Europe and the big tech company.

In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with a European Commission ruling in 2016, which found that for a period of more than 20 years Apple enjoyed illegal tax advantages that constituted state aid from the Irish government.

30 January 2024

HONG KONG: Croatia, Hong Kong agree to avoid double taxation

Croatia and Hong Kong signed an agreement to avoid double taxation of income and property, and prevent tax evasion in a bid to boost bilateral trade of goods and services, the Croatian finance ministry

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29 February 2024

CITIZENSHIP: Malta, Portugal Shine Brightest In Citizenship, Residency Programmes Ranking

The data sheds light on who is top of the tree in the citizenship and residency-by-investment schemes around the world. Malta and Portugal rank top in their respective categories. The Mediterranean

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31 January 2025

FRANCE: French investigators open fraud probe against crypto platform Binance

French investigators said on Tuesday they had opened a judicial probe into money laundering, tax fraud and other charges at Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which said it

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27 June 2025

EU: EU adds Anguilla, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos to tax blacklist

The European Union added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist Tuesday, and also put Anguilla back on as a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” just a year after it was

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