{
  "id": 2465940,
  "title": "IPhone group: Apple specifies tax payments in Germany and Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/iphone-konzern-apple-beziffert-steuerzahlungen-in-deutschland-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T01:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/iphone-konzern-apple-beziffert-steuerzahlungen-in-deutschland-und-europa/100248957.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Apple has disclosed its profits and taxes paid in individual EU member states for the first time under new transparency rules. In Germany, the company reported a pre-tax profit of $209 million and paid $153.5 million in taxes, with a total revenue of $2.72 billion and 4,089 employees nationwide. Apple's Irish operations paid $17.08 billion in taxes, which the company attributed to the resolution of a EU Commission decision and a European Court of Justice ruling related to tax benefits in Ireland. The company said it is \"proud of the contributions we make to the countries and societies where we operate\" and that it is one of the world's largest taxpayers.",
  "summary": "Apple is revealing for the first time how much profit and taxes it generates in Germany and Europe. What the new report reveals about the company.",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple paid 153.5 million USD in German taxes on 209 million USD profit",
    "Ireland received 17.08 billion USD in Apple's taxes, due to legal rulings",
    "Apple operates in 120 countries, with Cork, Ireland as major hub"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The disclosure cements Apple's reputation as one of the world's largest taxpayers, while also highlighting Ireland's unique role in its tax profile due to prior disputes with EU authorities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}