According to a report by foreign media on December 4, according to foreign media reports, Apple and the European Union reached an agreement to begin paying Ireland 13 billion euros (about 102.1 billion yuan) in taxes in the first quarter of 2018. Data map Although the ruling was announced as early as August 2016, Ireland still refuses to collect money. The country strategically uses low tax rates to stimulate foreign companies to invest in Ireland. However, this approach has led companies like Apple to effectively use Ireland as a tax haven. Between 2003 and 2014, the interest rate for all European profits was only 0.005%, which was attributed to those designed to collect and maintain overseas income. Subsidiaries and shell companies. Apple has long questioned the expression of the tax plan. CEO Tim Cook said that the European Commission’s ruling is “all political nonsenseâ€. Due to the inaction of Ireland, the European Union submitted the government to the EU Court of Justice, the Supreme Court of the EU's governing body, forcing it to withdraw the tax owed. The Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe subsequently announced that Ireland expects that funds will be transferred from Apple to the escrow account from the first quarter of 2018. Both Apple and the Irish government appealed the ruling. Once successful, Apple executives hope to recover the money. In a statement issued by the Wall Street Journal, Apple stated: "In the course of the European Commission's authorization, we have a dedicated team dedicated to working quickly with Ireland. We still believe that once the European Court of Justice has examined all the evidence Will overturn the decision of the European Commission." (Internship Compilation: Liao Qiuxia Reviewer: Li Zongze) Shenzhen Happybate Trading Co.,LTD , https://www.happybateprojectors.com