Irish Fight Yesterday's Tax War With Apple Spat

(Reuters Breakingviews) - Ireland and Apple's tax tussle with the European Commission could be the last big case of its kind, if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's desire to let domestic companies repatriate cash is more than a one-off. Dublin on Monday appealed commission demands for the U.S. tech giant to pay the country 13 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in back taxes, saying it had misapplied state aid rules and was confused about international tax law. Senior Apple executives told Reuters that they intended to launch a legal challenge this week.