Apple Irish arm put aside €8.2bn for corporation taxes last year

Figures suggest Apple’s tax provision could make up a large proportion of the near €24bn paid to the Irish exchequer by all corporates in 2023, but experts say it cannot be presumed Apple paid all money it set aside

Last year, Apple's Irish arm paid a dividend of €86.1bn to its parent company. Picture: PA

Apple’s main Irish subsidiary had made provisions to pay $8.8bn (€8.2bn) at the Irish corporation tax rate of 12.5% last year, new accounts show.

The figures come from Apple Operations International, or AOI, an Irish-based holding company that includes most of the tech giant’s operations around the globe, except for its massive operations in North and South America. The figures are for the 12 months to the end of September.