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If Apple pays a dividend, it has to pay taxes on it first. You are confusing that with their overall tax rate. It's low because they have a pile of cash that
by vasilipupkin 9y ago
If Apple pays a dividend, it has to pay taxes on it first. You are confusing that with their overall tax rate. It's low because they have a pile of cash that they aren't paying out
- jgalt212 9y agoIt's in good part because of that cash pile (now above $250B) that Apple stock price is so high. And this post is about capital gains being taxed lower than income. Time Cook pays himself in options, which influenced by untaxed cash hoard. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/02/apples-cash-hoard-swells-to-record-256-8-billion.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/02/apples-cash-hoard-swells-to-...