https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/05/apple_france_back_taxes/ > Apple has agreed to pay France an estimated €500m ($570m, £440m) in back taxes following several years of protests – and a decision by the French government to pass a new tax aimed at US tech giants. > "As a multinational company, Apple is regularly audited by fiscal authorities around the world," the company's French subsidiary said in a statement today. "The French tax administration recently concluded a multi-year audit on the company’s French accounts, and those details will be published in our public accounts."