Well, they do that, the trick is doing it in a foreign country that has access to a market that matters. Sure you get zero tax on some island state but what goo

Well, they do that, the trick is doing it in a foreign country that has access to a market that matters. Sure you get zero tax on some island state but what good is that if you then pay prohibitive taxes to buy/sell something to the EU because it becomes foreign trade, for example. So they use Ireland, where they can get a special deal: http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-may-decide-on-apple-tax-probe-in-july-1466087469 http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-may-decide-on-apple-tax-probe...