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Apple reports fourth quarter results

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176 points mfiguiere | 3 comments | 30 Oct 25 20:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lapcat ◴[30 Oct 25 20:45 UTC] No.45765104[source]▶
This stuck out like a sore thumb to me:

Q4 2024: Income before provision for income taxes $29.610 billion, Provision for income taxes $14.874 billion

Q4 2025: Income before provision for income taxes $32.804 billion, Provision for income taxes $5.338 billion

[EDIT:] The 2024 taxes were actually an aberration.

"the one-time charge recognized during the fourth quarter of 2024 related to the impact of the reversal of the European General Court’s State Aid decision" https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-reports-fourth-...

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1. nomel ◴[30 Oct 25 20:57 UTC] No.45765257[source]▶
Are different sources of income taxed differently? Could it partly be from some change in income sources? Seems Services is more significant this quarter.
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2. Psillisp ◴[30 Oct 25 21:05 UTC] No.45765351[source]▶
Yes Tax Avoidance strategies are inversely correlated to enforcement efforts.

What could have possibly changed…

3. jdminhbg ◴[30 Oct 25 21:11 UTC] No.45765414[source]▶
No, the 2024 number is goosed by paying a big back tax bill after a court decision in the EU.