10 companies with the most untaxed foreign income

According to U.S. tax law, any profits earned overseas must be taxed by 35% when returned to the U.S. That's why many companies park their cash on international soil - cash that could be shared with investors. Accounting expert Jack Ciesielski crunched the numbers on the biggest overseas balances.

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