Microsoft Corp. has enough cash to buy LinkedIn Corp. four times over. So why is it taking out a big loan to pay for its latest purchase?
Maybe because it’ll lower the technology giant’s tax bill.
Microsoft will avoid having to pay a 35 percent tax rate to repatriate cash from overseas account
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