Which is globally considered completely ridiculous and only the US does it. The moment you move abroad and live there, and perform work there, you ought to be taxed there. After all, you live there. You enjoy the streets, the parks, the police, the infrastructure etc etc, paid for by taxes, to which you ought to contribute.
But what Apple does is enjoy all of that in the US to which it contributes sub-standard taxes, manufactures in China, sells in Germany, but pays Ireland a large portion of its taxes, which in Ireland are diminished to a small amount. That's quite silly.
Sure if Apple created an EU HQ and did a large amount of design, manufacturing, sales, engineering etc, then it's fine if pays taxes there. But it does all its engineering and design (the bulk of the company) in the US, but pays little taxes there.
But what Apple does is enjoy all of that in the US to which it contributes sub-standard taxes, manufactures in China, sells in Germany, but pays Ireland a large portion of its taxes, which in Ireland are diminished to a small amount. That's quite silly.
Sure if Apple created an EU HQ and did a large amount of design, manufacturing, sales, engineering etc, then it's fine if pays taxes there. But it does all its engineering and design (the bulk of the company) in the US, but pays little taxes there.