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Eminyakeni edlule, i-Apple kusolwa ukuthi yasebenzisa uhlelo lwentela oluyinkimbinkimbi futhi olulungele izinkampani eLuxembourg, lapho yaphambukisa khona ngaphezu kwezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zenzuzo yayo ye-iTunes kwi-iTunes Sàrl engaphansi kwayo. Ngakho-ke i-Apple yazuza ukukhokhwa kwezintela ezincane ezingaba iphesenti elilodwa.

Lokhu okutholakele kuvela emibhalweni eshicilelwe yi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), okuyi-pro Ukubuyekezwa Kwebhizinisi Lase-Australia kuhlaziywe U-Neil Chenoweth, ilungu lethimba lokuqala labaphenyi be-ICIJ. Ngokwalokho akutholile, i-Apple idlulisele izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zenzuzo yase-Europe isuka ku-iTunes yayisa enkampanini engaphansi kwayo i-iTunes Sàrl kusukela ngoSepthemba 2008 kuya kuZibandlela wonyaka odlule, futhi yakhokha kuphela intela eyizigidi ezingama- $2,5 ngo-2013 emalini engenayo eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25.

I-Apple yaseLuxembourg isebenzisa uhlelo lokudlulisa imali oluyinkimbinkimbi lwemali engenayo ye-iTunes yaseYurophu, echazwe kuvidiyo engezansi. NgokukaChenoweth, izinga lentela elicishe libe yiphesenti elilodwa lalikude kakhulu neliphansi kakhulu, isibonelo i-Amazon yasebenzisa amanani aphansi ngisho naphansi eLuxembourg.

I-Apple sekuyisikhathi eside isebenzisa imikhuba efanayo e-Ireland, lapho idlulisela khona imali yayo phesheya kwezilwandle ekuthengisweni kwama-iPhones, ama-iPads namakhompyutha futhi ikhokha intela engaphansi kwephesenti elingu-1 lapho. Kodwa njengoba ukuvuza okukhulu kwemibhalo yentela e-Luxembourg eholwa uphenyo lwe-ICIJ kwabonisa, iLuxembourg yaphumelela kakhulu ekususeni izintela kuma-iTunes kune-Ireland, esebenza ngamanani amakhulu kakhulu. Inzuzo yenkampani engaphansi kwe-iTunes Sàrl ikhule kakhulu - ngo-2009 yayingama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-439, eminyakeni emine kamuva yayisivele iyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-2,5, kodwa ngenkathi imali evela ekuthengisweni ikhula, izinkokhelo zentela zika-Apple zaqhubeka nokuwa (uma kuqhathaniswa, ngo-2011 kwaba. Ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-33 , eminyakeni emibili kamuva naphezu kokuphindwa kabili kwemali engenayo kuphela ama-euro ayizigidi ezingu-25).

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I-Apple futhi isebenzisa izinzuzo zentela ezifanayo e-Ireland, lapho njengamanje ibhekene nezinsolo ezithi uhulumeni wase-Ireland enikeziwe usizo lukahulumeni olungekho emthethweni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Ireland yamemezela lokho izoqeda lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "i-double Irish" yentela, kodwa ngeke isebenze ngokugcwele kuze kube yiminyaka eyisithupha kusukela manje, ngakho kuze kube yileso sikhathi i-Apple ingaqhubeka nokujabulela intela engaphansi kwephesenti elilodwa emalini engenayo ngokuthengiswa kwamadivayisi ayo. Lesi futhi isizathu esenza ukuthi i-Apple ithuthele inkampani yayo yaseMelika, ehlanganisa i-iTunes Snàrl, iye e-Ireland ngoDisemba odlule.

Ibuyekezwe 12/11/2014 17:10. Inguqulo yasekuqaleni ye-athikili ibike ukuthi i-Apple isuse inkampani engaphansi kwe-iTunes i-Snàrl isuka eLuxembourg yayisa e-Ireland. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akwenzekanga, i-iTunes Snàrl iyaqhubeka nokusebenza eLuxembourg.

Umthombo: Billboard, AFR, ICult Of Mac
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