Apple's main Irish unit incurs $25.2bn corporation tax charge 

The company’s post-tax profits totalled $51.15bn following the $25.2bn corporation tax charge, down 18% from $62.28bn in the prior year

The Apple plant at Hollyhill, Cork. Files show that $15.84bn of the corporation tax charge arose from the European Court of Justice decision to find against Apple in the State aid tax case. File Picture: Dan Linehan

The main Irish subsidiary of Apple last year incurred a $25.2bn (€23.2bn) corporation tax charge.

New accounts filed by Cork-based Apple Operations International Ltd (AOIL) show that $15.84bn of the corporation tax charge arose from the European Court of Justice's decision to find against Apple and the Government in the State aid tax case.