However, the loan volume will depend on demand for the bonds in the financial market.
At least ten different bond series will be used for the borrowing, with maturities ranging from 2 to 40 years, according to the source.
For the longest maturities, initial bids point to an interest rate premium of 1.35 percentage points over government bonds with the same maturity.
Microsoft is one of only two listed companies on Wall Street with the highest credit rating, AAA.
The last time Microsoft took out similar loans was in 2017, when the volume amounted to $17 billion.
