Abakwa-Apple bakhiphe isitatimende lapho iyayiphika imibiko evela kwi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) ebanga ukuthi uTim Cook & Co kungenzeka ukuthi basebenzise izindlela ezintsha zokunqanda ukuqothulwa okukhulu kwe-EU ezinkambisweni zayo zentela eziphikisanayo e-Ireland.
Ngokwalokho okubizwa nge- “Paradise Papers” okutholwe yinkampani yabameli yentela engaphesheya kwezilwandle i-Appleby, i-Apple isanda kuhlela kabusha izinkampani zayo ezimbili ezinkulu zase-Ireland ngenxa yezinsolo zokweqa intela yi-EU.
I-tech giant esekwe eCupertino ngokusobala wazise i-European Commission, kanye nabalawuli e-United States nase-Ireland, ekukhetheni akwenzile ngeChannel Island yaseJersey njengendawo yakhe entsha yentela ngemuva kokusebenzisa lokho okubizwa ngokuthi intela ephindwe kabili yentela yase-Ireland iminyaka.
«Izinguquko esizenzile abayinciphisanga inkokhelo yethu yentela kunoma yiliphi izwe, "okhulumela i-Apple utshele i-New York Times. “E-Apple silandela imithetho futhi uma uhlelo lushintsha, sizolulandela,” wengeza. «Sisekela ngokuqinile imizamo yomphakathi womhlaba wonke ekuqondisweni kwezintela uhlelo oluphelele lwamazwe omhlaba kanye nohlelo olulula kakhulu.
I-Apple ingumkhokhi wentela omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni
Isitatimende, i-Apple esibize ngesihloko esithi "The Facts About Apple Tax Payments," uveza ukungalungi emibikweni ye-Consortium Izintatheli Zokuphenya Zomhlaba Wonke:
- Izinguquko ezenziwe yi-Apple esakhiweni sayo senkampani ngo-2015 zazenzelwe ngokukhethekile gcina izinkokhelo zakho zentela uya e-United States, hhayi ukusika intela yakho kwenye indawo. Akukho msebenzi noma utshalomali oludlulisiwe lusuka e-Ireland.
- Kunokuba "kungathintwa yi-United States," I-Apple ikhokha izigidigidi zamaRandi ngentela e-United States ngezinga elisemthethweni lamaphesenti angama-35 emholweni wakho wokutshalwa kwemali ongaphandle.
- Izinga lentela lika-Apple elisebenzayo emholweni wangaphandle ngamaphesenti angama-21, okuyisibalo sokuthi ibalwa kalula kusuka kumarekhodi womphakathi. Lesi silinganiso besilokhu sikhona iminyaka eminingi.
Ngenyanga edlule, ephendula imibuzo evela kwi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, I-Apple inikeze isitatimende esilandelayo:
Impikiswano ngentela yakwa-Apple ayikona ukuthi sikhokha malini kodwa ukuthi sikweleta kuphi. Njengomkhokhi wentela omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni, sikhokhe intela engaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-35 kule minyaka emithathu edlule, kanye nezinkulungwane zezigidi zamadola ngaphezulu kwentela yezakhiwo, intela yabasebenzi, intela yokuthengisa, neVAT. Sikholwa wukuthi zonke izinkampani zinesibopho sokukhokha intela eziyikweletayo, futhi siyaziqhenya ngamagalelo ezomnotho esiwenzayo emazweni nasemiphakathini lapho senza khona amabhizinisi.
Ngaphansi kohlelo lwamanje lwentela lwamazwe omhlaba, izinzuzo zikhokhiswa intela ngokususelwa lapho ivelu lakhiwe khona. Izintela ezikhokhwa yi-Apple emazweni omhlaba zisuselwa kuleso simiso. Inani elikhulu lemikhiqizo yethu ngokungangabazeki lenziwa e-United States, lapho senza khona ukuklama, ukuthuthukisa, umsebenzi wobunjiniyela, nokunye okuningi, ngakho-ke iningi lentela yethu likweletwa i-United States.
Ngenkathi i-Ireland iguqula imithetho yayo yentela ngo-2015, sathobela ukushintsha indawo yokuhlala yezinkampani ezingaphansi kwethu zase-Ireland futhi sabika e-Ireland, e-European Commission nase-United States. Izinguquko esizenzile azangehlisanga ukukhokhwa kwethu kwentela kunoma yiliphi izwe. Eqinisweni, izinkokhelo zethu e-Ireland zikhuphuke kakhulu futhi eminyakeni emithathu edlule sikhokhe intela engu- $ XNUMX billion lapho, amaphesenti ayisikhombisa ayo yonke intela yemali ekhokhelwa inkampani kulelo zwe. Izinguquko zethu futhi zaqinisekisa ukuthi isikweletu sethu sentela e-United States asincishisiwe.
Siyaqonda ukuthi abanye bangathanda ukushintsha uhlelo lwentela ukuze intela emazweni amaningi isatshalaliswe ngokuhlukile emazweni abasebenza kuwo futhi siyazi ukuthi kungaba nemibono eyehlukene yokuthi lokhu kufanele kusebenze kanjani ngokuzayo. Kwa-Apple silandela imithetho futhi uma uhlelo lushintsha, sizolulandela. Sisekela ngokuqinile imizamo yomphakathi womhlaba wonke yokuguqula kabusha intela yomhlaba wonke kanye nohlelo olulula kakhulu futhi sizoqhubeka nokukukhuthaza lokho.
Isitatimende sika-Apple sibheke kulokhu- Inkampani ikhokha intela njengezinye izinkampani ezinkulu, kepha uma umthetho uyivumela ukuthi ikhokhe intela encane, i-Apple izosebenzisa ngokugcwele umthetho.