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Apple, Microsoft Aren't Waiting for Tax Reform

The two tech giants sold a total of $27 billion in debt this week.

By Claire Boston, Bloomberg | Updated on February 03, 2017

This year, tax reform could give U.S. companies access to hundreds of billions of dollars they have stashed overseas. Many corporations can’t wait that long.

Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. sold a total of $27 billion of debt this week to fund their daily operations, repay maturing debt and buy back shares. Those bond sales might be unnecessary if new tax laws come this year because under President Donald Trump’s proposed plan, companies could pay a one-time 10% levy to bring back money held overseas, less than a third of the current rate.

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