I-Apple ikhuphe ingxelo apho uyazikhanyela iingxelo ezivela kwi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (I-ICIJ) abathi u-Tim Cook & Co. banokuthi basebenzise iindlela ezintsha zokuyila ukuthintela ukuqhekeka okukhulu kwe-EU kwiindlela zayo zerhafu eziphikisanayo e-Ireland.
Ngokutsho kwento ebizwa ngokuba “ngamaPhepha eParadesi,” afunyenwe kwifem yomthetho yerhafu ye-offshore i-Appleby, i-Apple isandula ukuhlengahlengisa iinkampani zayo ezimbini eziphambili zaseIreland ngenxa yezityholo zokuphepha irhafu yi-EU.
I-Tekhnoloji esekwe eCupertino ngokucacileyo yazisa iKhomishini yaseYurophu, kunye nabalawuli e-United States nase-Ireland, malunga nokukhetha kwayo kweSiqithi seSiteshi saseJersey njengendawo yayo entsha yerhafu emva kokuthatha ithuba lokubizwa ngokuba kukhululo lwerhafu ye-Irish iminyaka.
«Utshintsho esilwenzileyo azizange zinciphise iintlawulo zethu zerhafu kulo naliphi na ilizwe,” isithethi sika-Apple sixelele iNew York Times. "Kwa-Apple silandela imithetho kwaye, ukuba inkqubo iyatshintsha, siya kuthobela," wongeze watsho. «Sizixhasa ngamandla iinzame zoluntu lwehlabathi malunga nohlaziyo lwerhafu ebanzi yamazwe ngamazwe kunye nenkqubo elula kakhulu.
I-Apple ngoyena mrhafi mkhulu ehlabathini
Isiteyitimenti, ebizwa ngokuba yi-Apple "Iinyani malunga neeNtlawulo zeRhafu ze-Apple," yalatha ukungachaneki kwiingxelo ze-Consortium Iintatheli zoPhando zamazwe ngamazwe:
- Utshintsho olwenziwe yi-Apple kwisakhiwo sayo senkampani kwi-2015 yenzelwe ngokukodwa gcina iintlawulo zakho zerhafu eUnited States, ukuze bangazithobi iirhafu zabo naphi na. Akukho misebenzi okanye utyalo-mali oludluliselwe eIreland.
- Kunokuba "ungachaphazeleki yi-United States," I-Apple ihlawula iibhiliyoni zeedola kwiirhafu eUnited States ngexabiso elisemthethweni lama-35 epesenti kwingeniso yotyalo-mali kwimali yakho yangaphandle.
- Ireyithi yerhafu esebenzayo ye-Apple kwingeniso yangaphandle yipesenti ezingama-21, inani elo ibalwe ngokulula kwiirekhodi zoluntu. Lo mlinganiselo ubusoloko uhleli iminyaka emininzi.
Kwinyanga ephelileyo, ukuphendula imibuzo evela kwi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, I-Apple inike ingxelo elandelayo:
Ingxoxo yerhafu ye-Apple ayikho malunga nokuba sityala malini kodwa apho sityala khona. Njengabona barhafi bakhulu behlabathi, sihlawule ngaphezulu kweebhiliyoni ezingama-35 zeerandi kwirhafu yengeniso kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo, kunye neebhiliyoni ezingaphezulu kwirhafu yepropathi, iirhafu zomvuzo, iirhafu zentengiso kunye neVAT. . Sikholelwa ukuba zonke iinkampani zinoxanduva lokuhlawula irhafu ezisibambayo kwaye siyazingca ngamagalelo ezoqoqosho esiwenza kumazwe noluntu apho sishishina khona.
Phantsi kwenkqubo yangoku yerhafu yamazwe ngamazwe, iinzuzo zirhafiswa ngokusekelwe apho ixabiso lenziwa khona. Iirhafu ezihlawulwa yi-Apple kumazwe ehlabathi jikelele zisekelwe kulo mgaqo. Uninzi lwexabiso leemveliso zethu ngokungathandabuzekiyo zidalwe eMelika, apho senza khona uyilo lwethu, uphuhliso, umsebenzi wobunjineli kunye nokunye okuninzi, yiyo loo nto uninzi lweerhafu zethu zityalwa eMelika.
Xa i-Ireland yayitshintsha imithetho yerhafu ngo-2015, siye sathobela ngokutshintsha indawo yokuhlala yamashishini ase-Ireland kwaye sazisa i-Ireland, i-European Commission kunye ne-United States. Utshintsho esilwenzileyo aluzange lunciphise ukuhlawula kwethu irhafu kulo naliphi na ilizwe. Enyanisweni, iintlawulo zethu e-Ireland ziye zanda kakhulu kwaye kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo siye sahlawula ibhiliyoni enye enesiqingatha seerandi kwirhafu apho, isixhenxe ekhulwini sayo yonke irhafu yengeniso yenkampani ehlawulwayo kwelo lizwe. Utshintsho lwethu lukwaqinisekise ukuba ityala lethu lerhafu eMelika alicuthwanga.
Siyaqonda ukuba abanye bangathanda ukutshintsha inkqubo yerhafu ukuze irhafu kwiinkampani zamazwe ngamazwe zisasazwe ngokwahlukileyo kumazwe asebenza kuwo kwaye siyazi ukuba kunokubakho iimbono ezahlukeneyo malunga nendlela oku kufuneka kusebenze ngayo kwixesha elizayo. E-Apple silandela imithetho kwaye ukuba inkqubo iyatshintsha, siya kuthobela. Siwaxhasa ngamandla amalinge oluntu lwehlabathi malunga nohlaziyo olubanzi lwerhafu yamazwe ngamazwe kunye nenkqubo elula kakhulu kwaye siya kuqhubeka ukuyimela loo nto.
Ingxelo ye-Apple iphelela kule nto: Inkampani ihlawula irhafu njengamanye amaqumrhu amakhulu, kodwa ukuba umthetho uyayivumela ukuba ihlawule irhafu encinci, i-Apple iya kuwusebenzisa ngokupheleleyo umthetho.