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How would you get double screwed? You would only pay income taxes on the gains.

the corporation also pays taxes on the income before distributing it to you.

Not if you're Apple, et al.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/business/yesterday-outrag...

Thats because US corporate tax rates are ridiculous and so big corp plays games. Small corp of course are the real victims because they can't afford the army of lawyers and accountants to manage all the complex tax avoidance schemes so they get stuck with some of the highest corporate tax rates in the world.

I agree. That is part of the problem. But, I'd argue that even if US Corp rates were much lower (say 15%), Tim Cook, ever the optimizer, would still pursue the 1% rate they currently achieve.

I think rates should be lowered and and tax avoiders/dodgers should not be allowed to bid on govt contracts.

If Apple pays a dividend, it has to pay taxes on it first. You are confusing that with their overall tax rate. It's low because they have a pile of cash that they aren't paying out

It's in good part because of that cash pile (now above $250B) that Apple stock price is so high. And this post is about capital gains being taxed lower than income.

Time Cook pays himself in options, which influenced by untaxed cash hoard.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/02/apples-cash-hoard-swells-to-...

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