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by MuffinFlavored 2169 days ago
Is it broken up that way? Do the US sales of Apple get taxed in the US, and European sales of Apple get taxed in Europe?
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Apples foreign sales and profits are taxed in every country they sell in.

- then the remaining profits are taxed again by the US government when Apple repatriates them to the US.

- Then the remainder are taxed again by the state Apple reports them in.

- Then they are taxed again by the federal government when Apple shareholders receive the remainder as dividends.

- Then they are taxed once more by the Shareholders state, finally allowing the shareholder to spend (or reinvest) what remains.

Indeed it is. I have an European Apple account and all my purchases get billed by Apple Distribution International Ltd. [1] which is an Irish company.

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[1] https://www.apple.com/ie/contact/