Filing shows Apple paid €14.6bn in taxes in Ireland 

The figure is boosted by the long-running EU tax case 

The Apple Campus in Cork. Pic Larry Cummins

Apple has published its first country-by-country tax filing showing it paid $17.08bn (€14.59bn) in tax in Ireland last year.

The figure includes $12.29bn paid to Ireland as part of the EU-Apple tax case, where the tech giant was ordered to pay the State €13bn in tax and interest despite objections from Apple and the Irish government.

New EU tax laws mean large companies must begin reporting the tax they pay in each EU country on an annual basis. The new filing covers the period from 29 September 2024 to 27 September 2025 and was completed by Apple Operations International Limited based in Hollyhill in Cork.

Much of Apple's earnings outside the US are routed through Ireland. The company booked $213.6bn (€182.5bn) in revenue through Ireland in that period, dwarfing all other European jurisdictions with just $8.15bn (€6.96bn) through the other 17 EU member states combined.

Germany, Apple's largest consumer market in the EU, accounted for $2.72bn in revenues, France ($1.63bn), Spain ($1.09bn) and Italy ($1.07bn).

The filing also reports employee numbers, listing 5,575 workers in Ireland, 4,089 based in Germany and 2,611 in France.

Apple said the $213.6bn (€182.5bn) in revenues in Ireland resulted in a profit before tax of $34.6bn, with income tax accrued during the year listed at $4.8bn. It meant that Apple paid an effective tax rate of 13.8% for the year, above the headline 12.5% corporate tax rate for Ireland.

Apple included a note to the filing stating that income tax accrued during the year was often different to the income tax actually paid for a variety of reasons.

"Income taxes paid to Ireland in the fiscal year 2025 were significantly higher than income taxes accrued, primarily due to the release of escrowed funds to Ireland pursuant to the European Commission State Aid Decision. The corresponding tax expense was accrued in fiscal year 2024," the document states.

Apple and the Irish Government fought a lengthy legal battle against the European Commission, which ordered Ireland to charge Apple more than €13bn in back taxes. The tax and interest were placed in an escrow account for a number of years while the case moved through the appeal courts. A final decision on the matter was reached in September 2024.

In a statement on the filing, Apple said the company is an "engine of innovation and economic growth around the world." 

"We are consistently one of the world’s largest taxpayers and we’re proud of the contributions we make to the countries and communities where we do business. We’ll continue to invest in the people, products, and ideas that create jobs and drive growth for generations to come," the company said.

Cork and Ireland remain key to the tech giant's operations. Earlier this year, Apple opened a new expanded office facility in Cork called Hollyhill 5, which can accommodate 1,300 workers. The company also announced it was taking up office space in Dublin with room for 300 workers. The new Hollyhill building follows the completion of a test and engineering facility in 2022 for testing and analysing its products.

The Hollyhill facility is responsible for shipping Apple products to over 50 countries and supports customers in more than 130 countries. As one of the State’s largest employers, more than 90 nationalities work with Apple in Cork.