Starbucks, Fiat Decisions Seen in First Wave of EU Tax Cases
- EU regulators may issue tax-case findings as soon as next week
- Apple, Amazon may face similar decisions in the coming weeks
A Starbucks Corp. coffee shop in Berlin.
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Starbucks Corp. and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit are set to be first in the firing line as European Union regulators issue a series of rulings over tax breaks for global companies, including Apple Inc.
The EU may issue decisions against Starbucks and Fiat as soon as next week following a two-year probe into how the companies may have gotten unfair tax treatment from Dutch and Luxembourgish authorities, people familiar with the cases said.