A French jury has found in favor of Google in a trial that took place last Wednesday, where It has been decided that the North American company will not have to pay $ 1,27 trillion in taxes in the country in question. This agreement, for the moment only applies to the search engine's company and France, but lays the foundations for similar cases in Europe.
Apple, with a similar process opened for discrepancies with the European Commission regarding the payment of taxes for its different offices and exercises in Ireland, could benefit from the agreement that today Google has managed to sign.
In the specific case of Google, the company argued that it has sold advertising for its platform www.google.fr, as in the rest of the countries, and that the advertising companies have obtained logistical and marketing support from Google. Although the French government does not agree, and made it known to the Mountain View company, the jury's ruling has finally been favorable to the North American company.
Apple is confident that, in essence, your judgment is guided by the same rails that have allowed Google to avoid paying Such an overwhelming amount. In a similar case, some years ago, Apple already had to pay the Italian government a sum of about € 318 million for fees and taxes allegedly avoided in the country, through the more than 16 Apple Stores that the company based in Cupertino has there.
This tax ruling, allows Apple to dream of a favorable outcome of his trial, which is scheduled to be by the end of this year 2017. With this precedent, the tech company's defense attorneys have enough tools to create a solid defense favorable to Apple.
Of course, the rules of the game have changed. According to The Wall Street Journal, the French government will not sit idly by and appeal the court ruling imposed. In addition, the Parisian government assures that this alleged appeal will have no effect on the French employees of Google, nor will it affect the commercial activity of the company. We will see how the following events occur.
