In late 2015, Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook was asked why the technology giant continued to leave a mountain of cash overseas rather than return it to the United States.
"I'd love to bring it home," Cook said of the cash hoard, which now totals a staggering US$265bil (RM1.04tril), in an interview aired on 60 Minutes. But, he added, "it would cost me 40% (in federal and state taxes) and I don't think that's a reasonable thing to do."
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