Apple has now fully paid $16.5B to Ireland in back taxes, closing the matter<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>The nine-year saga between <a href="
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<p>That money sat in an escrow account for many years, increasing in value to €14.25B ($16.5B), but has now been paid … </p>
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Apple has now fully paid $16.5B to Ireland in back taxes, closing the matter
