Apple Paid 40% of Its Global Taxes to Ireland Last Year

Apple paid $17.1 billion in income tax to Ireland last year, which accounts for 40% of the company's total global income tax.

This payment includes the $15.18 billion in back taxes that Apple was required to pay to Ireland due to the European Union's state aid case. Apple employs 5,575 people in Ireland and generates $34.6 billion in…