U.S. Court Grants Government’s Motion to Compel Apple to Give Information in Swiss Tax Investigation

On August 28, 2025, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the United States (U.S.) District Court for the Northern District of California granted the U.S. Government’s motion to compel Apple to give subscriber and payment information of an individual concerning an investigation by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA), holding that a potential criminal investigation in Switzerland does not show bad faith on the part of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).