Apple No Ghost in Ireland Where Cork Frets Senate Hearing: Taxes
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For people in Cork, Apple Inc. is more than just a tax ghost.
Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said at a conference this week that the company doesn’t use “tax gimmicks” after U.S. Senator Carl Levin in Washington described Ireland as a haven through which Apple avoids levies. Levin’s comments caused tremors across the Atlantic ocean in the southern Irish city, where the iPhone maker employs about 4,000 people.