EU Sues Ireland Over Apple Billions as Tax Tensions Flare Up
- Ireland not moving quickly enough to recover tax arrears
- Irish government says Vestager decision ‘wholly unnecessary’
Amazon Must Pay $294 Million in EU Tax Crackdown
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Ireland is being sued by the European Union authorities for failing to collect a year-old bill of as much as 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) from Apple Inc. in a move that risks escalating tensions over the nation’s tax policies.
The European Commission on Wednesday referred Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recoup the Apple bill, which was first reported by Bloomberg News Monday. The money, which was initially due by Jan. 3, won’t be collected for another six months at least, the EU said.