Apple Paid Almost 5% of U.S. Corporate Taxes Last Year -- WSJ

By Richard Rubin

$19 billion

That's roughly how much Apple paid the U.S. government in corporate taxes during its latest fiscal year, accounting for nearly 5% of all U.S. corporate tax collections.

The company's Form 10-K, filed Tuesday, was its first since new accounting rules required companies to disclose their cash tax payments by major jurisdiction. Apple's fiscal year, like the U.S. government's, ends in late September. The U.S. collected $381 billion in corporate taxes in the year that ended Sept. 30, in a 16% decline driven in part by investment incentives in the 2025 tax law.

Other large companies disclosed their calendar year 2025 U.S. corporate tax payments earlier this year; Nvidia's $16.8 billion topped that list.

In addition to the $19.011 billion Apple paid the U.S., the company also paid $5 billion to Ireland, $3.3 billion to Singapore and $1.7 billion to U.S. state and local governments, according to its filing. On an accounting basis, Apple's tax rate was 17%, up slightly from the prior year.

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November 03, 2026 16:00 ET (21:00 GMT)