[dalke]

> I get told today that Irish tax rate is 20% for example, 5 years down the line I can just expect someone to send me a letter stating that actually - I got preferential tax and I should repay another 20% on everything.

Were all the other companies also paying 20% when you started, or were they paying 40% then?

Did your accountants and lawyers not notice the preferential treatment? Were they not aware of both Irish and EU laws?

As an individual tax payer, can I get similar treatment where the IRS confirms that my 1040 is correct? If I get bad advice from the IRS which causes me to fill out my 1040 incorrectly, am I not still liable for any owed taxes?

If I am liable, why should Apple not be liable? If I'm not liable, tell me how to get the IRS to review my taxes this way.