Talking Taxes: How To Bring Offshore Profits Home

U.S. companies are holding more than $2.6 trillion in profits across the globe and they haven't paid U.S. taxes on it. Why is so much money offshore, and how could the tax code be changed to bring it back? Tax reporter Richard Rubin dives in.

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