Apple controversy lays bare complex Irish tax web

Occupying a single floor of a three-storey building in a suburban Dublin office park, Western Union’s offices are notably modest for the international headquarters of the world’s largest money transfer firm.

The set-up is typical of swathes of US companies using Ireland to cut their tax bill. A Reuters analysis of Irish and US filings shows that more than 40 per cent of the S&P 500 have registered subsidiaries in the country.

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