How Will Changes in the Tax Code Affect the Biggest Tech Companies?

While the details of the likely-to-pass tax plan have not fully been decided -- at least as of when this was taped -- the revised tax rates are going to have a big impact on the technology industry. The changes in the tax code, while not final, are expected to do two things. First, companies will pay a lower rate than the current 35% charged on corporate profits. Second, companies would be able to bring money into the country or repatriate it at a lower tax rate, somewhere between 10% and 14%.

On this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Dylan Lewis is joined by Motley Fool contributor, Daniel Kline, to talk about what these potential tax code changes mean to the technology industry. Specifically, the two discuss the huge $250 billion-plus war chest Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has along with the roughly $100 billion Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has overseas. They examine what the company's might do with the cash and whom any potential moves might be good for.

A full transcript follows the video.

Source: Fool.com