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The EU Court of Justice backed a 2016 decision that Ireland broke state-aid laws by giving the company tax benefits that resulted in an unfair advantage.

Ireland just landed a challenge most countries would envy: how to spend an almost €13.8 billion ($15.2 billion) windfall that Apple Inc. was ordered to pay in taxes by the European Union's top court.

Apple lost its court fight over a ($14.4 billion Irish tax bill and Google lost its challenge over a €2.4 billion fine for abusing its market power.

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The iPhone maker risks having to pay billions to Ireland after an advisor to the European Union's top court said its victory in an earlier challenge should be thrown out.

Regulators are conducting tax audits and reviewing land use by Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that makes the vast majority of iPhones at factories in China.

The European Commission is in court to contest a painful setback at a lower tribunal in 2020 over its record bill for the iPhone maker.

The upshot for Cupertino is that local tax revenues are expected to fall 73% this year.