[seanmcdirmid]

If Apple was able to realize their R&D value income taxes in France rather than the USA on all French sales, they would probably pay less, not more, than what they are now.

At anyrate, value is well defined across the world. If it was define the way you want, the countries would see all their exporters as freeloaders, not paying for the infrastructure that is realizing their profit. Heck, places like Switzerland and Singapore wouldn’t be able to survive.

[realusername]

> If Apple was able to realize their R&D value income taxes in France rather than the USA on all French sales, they would probably pay less, not more, than what they are now.

Tax breaks are on R&D, not sales and Apple does not have any R&D in France so I don't follow you...

> At anyrate, value is well defined across the world.

There's no common tax laws across the world so this does not seem to be true.

[seanmcdirmid]

Yes, for France, the USA, and the western world, for countries without bizarro economic systems, value is accounted for and taxed at source, not sink.

Sales is not the only source of value to be had. It is weird that you are on this site and think development is value free.

[realusername]

> Sales is not the only source of value to be had. It is weird that you are on this site and think development is value free.

I find it the opposite, I find weird that you are on this site and think value magically appears out of R&D since the countless startups which are failing every month... Just look at YCombinator data from the past 5 year and I bet most of the startups back then (which had products) failed because they did not generate enough revenue to sustain themselves.

[mercutio2]

Mostly irrelevant, but you keep saying Apple has no R&D in France. This has been untrue for decades. Apple’s Paris team is a thing.