Revenue chief: Tim Cook wrong to claim Apple had ‘special tax arrangement’

The head of Revenue has thrown Ireland into a fresh Apple row after insisting the tech giant’s chief executive Tim Cook was “wrong” to claim, while under oath in the US, a tax deal had been struck with this country.

Revenue chairman Niall Cody specifically rejected the claim during a detailed Dáil meeting in which he also said Revenue will seek to retrieve €13bn in unpaid taxes from Apple from January — regardless of the fact the Government is appealing the EU ruling.

Speaking during the latest meeting of the Dáil’s public accounts committee (PAC), Mr Cody was challenged to clarify Revenue’s position on the crisis which is threatening the credibility of Ireland’s tax system.