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My understanding is that repatriating the money to the USA would cause it be taxed, even if it's already been taxed in the country of origin. I believe that the USA is one of the few countries that is prepared to tax extra-territorial earnings, but I am not a tax accountant.


In short, this is generally true.

In long form, this might or might not be true, depending on tax-treaties and jurisdictions.

Back to short form, smarter people than you or me have worked out all the angles for Apple on this already.


> Back to short form, smarter people than you or me have worked out all the angles for Apple on this already.

Exactly.




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