{"id":15757,"date":"2024-10-31T20:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T21:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15757"},"modified":"2024-10-31T21:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T21:25:17","slug":"apples-quarterly-profit-down-because-of-tax-payment-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15757","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Quarterly Profit Down Because of Tax Payment in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Sales for the iPhone maker were up 4 percent to $94.9 billion. But a $14.4 billion tax bill cut profits that would have topped expectations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over the past month, Apple blanketed television with commercials about how its newest iPhone had exciting artificial intelligence capabilities even though the company was still working on many of the features it was pitching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Apple\u2019s delay with A.I. didn\u2019t cut into profits. Regulators did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Monday, the tech giant said sales of iPhones, iPads and subscription services like Apple Music had helped the company increase its quarterly revenue by 6 percent to $94.93 billion during the three months that ended in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The increased revenue didn\u2019t translate into profit gains because Apple, which <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/10\/technology\/european-union-apple-google-antitrust.html\" title>lost a court case in September,<\/a> was forced to pay the European Union $14.4 billion in unpaid taxes. The one-time payment reduced its quarterly profit by 36<strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"> <\/strong>percent to $14.74 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The results exceeded Wall Street analysts\u2019 expectations for $94.58 billion in sales and, excluding the one-time tax payment, would have topped projections for $24.49 billion in profit. Shares fell 1.8 percent<strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"> <\/strong>in after-hours trading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In September, Apple unveiled iPhones that could use its generative A.I. system, called Apple Intelligence, to sort messages, offer writing suggestions and use a more capable Siri virtual assistant. It <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/apple-intelligence-is-available-today-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">released the first<\/a> of those features this week, but other A.I. bells and whistles are coming out more slowly than expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, Apple said iPhone sales rose 5.5 percent to $46.22 billion during the quarter that ended in September.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But a $14.4 billion tax bill cut profits that would have topped expectations.Over the past month, Apple blanketed television with commercials about how its newest iPhone had exciting artificial intelligence capabilities even though the company was still working on many of the features it was pitching.But Apple\u2019s delay with A.I. didn\u2019t cut into profits. Regulators did.On Monday, the tech giant said sales of iPhones, iPads and subscription services like Apple Music had helped the company increase its quarterly revenue by 6 percent to $94.93 billion during the three months that ended in September.The increased revenue didn\u2019t translate into profit gains because Apple, which lost a court case in September, was forced to pay the European Union $14.4 billion in unpaid taxes. The one-time payment reduced its quarterly profit by 36 percent to $14.74 billion.The results exceeded Wall Street analysts\u2019 expectations for $94.58 billion in sales and, excluding the one-time tax payment, would have topped projections for $24.49 billion in profit. Shares fell 1.8 percent in after-hours trading.In September, Apple unveiled iPhones that could use its generative A.I. system, called Apple Intelligence, to sort messages, offer writing suggestions and use a more capable Siri virtual assistant. It released the first of those features this week, but other A.I. bells and whistles are coming out more slowly than expected.Still, Apple said iPhone sales rose 5.5 percent to $46.22 billion during the quarter that ended in September.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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