Microsoft, $ 30 billion in tax, how to do it? Microsoft-IT-news
Microsoft, $ 30 billion in tax, how to do it?

August 24, morning news, Microsoft's cash stored in the offshore does not belong to United States tax range, this amount is increasing.

In its latest management files, Microsoft said, it currently has accumulated $ 92.9 billion from overseas, which should allow the company to pay $ 29.6 billion in taxes and fees, but it's not.

According to the news report May, Microsoft overseas cash amounting to 76.4 billion dollars last year, the taxes generated by an estimated 24.4 billion dollars.

This is discussed in the documents of overseas cash for Microsoft Word:

Until June 30, 2014, we have failed to pay $ 92.9 billion in temporary differences United States deferred income taxes or foreign withholding taxes, the money comes from a non-United States affiliates income, it will permanently reinvest the United States abroad. Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities June 30, 2014, with these temporary differences about 29.6 billion dollars. In 2014, 2013 and 2012 pay income tax for the current period were $ 5.5 billion, respectively, 3.9 billion dollars and 3.5 billion dollars.

The international business times-David Sirota (David Sirota) first noted that Microsoft's growing overseas cash, he reported that the $ 30 billion is too much a large amount? This is Microsoft headquarters located in Washington for two years the amount of money spent.

The international business times reported that United States companies didn't need to money they earned abroad pay tax, as long as they have the money to spend abroad. If they attempt to "return" the money – they would bring them back to the United States to spend, such as paying shareholders dividends or to hire new workers, or buy-out firms – they will be 35% the tax, while this rate than Microsoft's non-United States subsidiaries incurred higher local tax rates.