The 500 largest American companies hold more than $2.1 trillion in accumulated profits offshore to avoid U.S. taxes…
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Apple’s largest individual shareholder, Carl Icahn, endorses Donald Trump for U.S. President
In a video and interview publishing Tuesday, Carl Icahn shares Donald Trump’s criticism of the U.S.’s failure to…
Apple giving Pimco a run for its money in the bond market
Apple has been lobbying Congress for two years to approve a repatriation holiday…
Apple is gaming Fed policy to counteract its stagnating stock price
Since the ominous 666 S&P 500 March 2009 stock market bottom, the financial world…
These 5 U.S. tech companies are sitting on $430 billion in cash
Reserves of $430.3 billion, the vast majority of which were held overseas…
U.S. companies now have $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid corporate taxes
“Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc. and five other tech firms now account for more than…
Apple may disappoint some investors with its updated buyback and dividend programs
Apple should update its dividend and share buyback plans in April…
Apple’s continued debt offerings are good news for investors
Last week, Apple raised an additional $6.5 billion in capital…
Why Apple is selling bonds in Switzerland
Selling bonds in Switzerland allows Apple to…
Apple plans debut Swiss franc bond sale; looks to exploit Switzerland’s low interest rates
Apple Inc. is seeking to add to its recent run of blockbuster bond deals…
Americans’ interest in hiking corporate taxes wanes slightly
Back in 2008, when gas prices hit $4 per gallon for the first time…
Intel CFO: Obama repatriation tax proposal ‘lipstick on a pig’
We need fundamental tax reform that helps companies…
Apple preserves overseas cash hoard, raises $6.5 billion from bond sale funding share buybacks
Apple Inc. is showing it can keep coming back to the bond market…
U.S. Congress, Obama take Apple CEO Cook’s advice, eye corporate tax changes
When quizzed about its tax practices, Apple CEO Tim Cook told a Senate subcommittee…
Obama targets foreign profits with tax proposal, Republicans skeptical
Obama will call for a one-time, 14 percent tax on an estimated $2.1 trillion…
Senator Rand Paul finds Democratic partner for tax repatriation holiday
Under current law, U.S. companies must pay the full 35 percent tax rate….
Inside Apple’s massive rewards program for shareholders
Apple has one of the biggest cash hoards in history…
Businesses hopeful Republican control of U.S. Congress will break tax-reform gridlock
“Chief executives have been consistently pressing for change, especially in light of the corporate ‘inversions’…
As Burger King eyes moving to Canada over U.S. corporate taxes, Apple, Google, Microsoft have it their way, too
The U.S. corporate tax rate is obviously way too high…
Sans dividends and buybacks, Apple would have $210 billion in cash today
Prior to implementing a dividend and share buyback plan…
Apple can’t give away its cash fast enough
Apple’s cash horde is the stuff of which legends are made…
U.S. Democrats press for a crackdown against corporate tax deals
Washington is buzzing this summer about…
Apple: Why the cash issue is so important
Apple’s cash pile is becoming an even more important item…
Apple helped propel corporate debt sales to new record
Apple’s $12 billion bond sale in April was the largest U.S. investment-grade offering…
IS Apple’s tax bill about to get much, much bigger?
On June 10th, the European Commission announced that it would launch a formal investigation…
EU threatens expanded probe into Ireland’s tax practices regarding Apple, Googles, other companies
The European Commission has told Ireland it may investigate more companies…
EU’s investigation of Apple’s taxes isn’t going to cause the company any problems
No worries…
U.S. Senate weighs corporate tax repatriation holiday to help fund highway repairs
The plan would give companies a one-time reduction in the amount of taxes they pay on profits earned abroad…
EU launches tax avoidance investigations on Apple, Starbucks, Fiat
Apple said on Wednesday it has not received any selective tax treatment…
Jack Welch: U.S. does not have a rational tax policy
Losing American corporations to overseas countries with lower corporate taxes would be a sin…
Apple’s offshore accounting vs. the SEC, Congress and the IRS
The Security and Exchange Commission is serious about going after Apple’s off-shore cash…
Is the 35% U.S. corporate tax rate hurting America’s economy?
The U.S.A. has the highest nominal corporate tax rate among the developed economies…
Caterpillar likely to get GOP support on corporate tax Senate subcommittee dog and pony show
Caterpillar Inc. is likely to get some Republican support Tuesday when the giant maker…
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Cisco use cash to buy… Treasuries?
U.S. taxpayers are making millions of dollars in interest payments to Apple…
Cash abroad rises $206 billion to $1.95 trillion as Apple to IBM practice tax avoidance
The largest U.S.-based companies added $206 billion to their stockpiles…
Apple legally shifted some $8.9 billion in untaxed profits from Australia to Ireland since 2002, report claims
US tech giant Apple has shifted an estimated $8.9 billion in untaxed profits…
Apple needs more cash
Chances are that you think Apple has more cash than…
Obama tax rhetoric on Apple, other companies’ offshore profits falls short of action
Few in Washington expect much action from the White House…
Apple now holds 10 percent of total U.S. corporate cash
With nearly $150bn in its coffers, Apple…
Can we please get this straight, Apple does not avoid U.S. corporate tax
Not even by the definitions of the groups campaigning to make corporates pay more in tax…
European Commission attempts to close corporate tax loophole
The European Commission will attempt to close a loophole that allows companies…
Not in Taxes anymore: On site at Apple’s famous Irish ‘headquarters’
The biggest technology company on Earth has a sizable portion…
