"According to Commission estimates, Ireland had given illegal tax benefits worth €13 billion to Apple" - ECJ

Ireland gave illegal tax breaks to attract business from other countries which it succeeded in, and now also gets the tax back.

> fantastical beyond belief

You might disagree with something I've said but it's certainly not "fantastical beyond belief"

All the tax law says that if they bring the money to the US, they have to pay US taxes. So they just don’t bring it to the US. There is no US law that requires you to move the money.

> MNCs in Europe?

Why would you expect them to pay corporate taxes on all the income they make outside of the US? Would hardly make much sense...