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GreenCo, a U.S.corporation, earns $25 million of taxable income from U.S.sources and $10 million of taxable income from foreign sources.What amount of taxable income does GreenCo report on its U.S.tax return?


A) $25 million.
B) $35 million.
C) $25 million less any tax paid on the foreign income.
D) $35 million less any tax paid on U.S.income.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Subpart F income includes portfolio income like dividends and interest.

A) True
B) False

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Unused foreign tax credits are carried back two years and then forward 20 years, the same as the NOL carrryover period.

A) True
B) False

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A typical state taxable income subtraction modification is the interest income earned from another state's bonds.

A) True
B) False

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USCo, a U.S.corporation, reports worldwide taxable income of $500,000, including a $100,000 dividend from ForCo, a wholly-owned foreign corporation.ForCo's undistributed earnings and profits are $1 million and it has paid $200,000 of foreign income taxes attributable to these earnings.What is USCo's deemed paid foreign tax credit related to the dividend received (before consideration of any limitation) ?


A) $500,000
B) $200,000
C) $100,000
D) $20,000

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding income sourcing is correct?


A) Everything else being equal, a larger foreign-source income decreases the foreign tax credit limitation for U.S.persons.
B) Everything else being equal, a larger foreign-source income increases the foreign tax credit limitation for U.S.persons.
C) Everything else being equal, a larger U.S.-source income increases the foreign tax credit limitation for U.S.persons.
D) Everything else being equal, changing foreign-source income does not change the foreign tax credit limitation for U.S.persons.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Kunst, a U.S.corporation, generates $100,000 of foreign-source income in the general income basket and $40,000 of foreign-source income in the passive income basket.Kunst's worldwide taxable income is $1,200,000, and its U.S.tax liability before FTC is $420,000.Foreign taxes attributable to the general income basket are $60,000 and to the passive income are $4,000.What is Kunst's foreign tax credit for the tax year?


A) $64,000
B) $39,000
C) $35,000
D) $4,000

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Britta, Inc., a U.S.corporation, reports foreign-source income and pays foreign taxes as follows.  Income  Taxes  Passive category $200,000$10,000 General limitation category 800,000350,000\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Income } & \text { Taxes } \\\text { Passive category } & \$ 200,000 & \$ 10,000 \\\text { General limitation category } & 800,000 & 350,000\end{array} Britta's worldwide taxable income is $1,600,000 and U.S.taxes before FTC are $560,000 (assume a 35% tax rate).What is Britta's U.S.tax liability after the FTC?

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Condor Corporation generated $450,000 of state taxable income from selling its product in States A and B.For the taxable year, the corporation's activities within the two states were as follows. ?  State A  State B  Total  Sales $800,000$200,000$1,000,000 Property 300,0000300,000 Payroll 200,000800,0001,000,000\begin{array} { l r r r } & \text { State A } & \text { State B } & \text { Total } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 800,000 & \$ 200,000 & \$ 1,000,000 \\\text { Property } & 300,000 & - 0 - & 300,000 \\\text { Payroll } & 200,000 & 800,000 & 1,000,000\end{array} ? Condor has determined that it is subject to tax in both A and B.Both states utilize a three-factor apportionment formula that equally weights sales, property, and payroll.The rates of corporate income tax imposed in A and B are 5% and 3%, respectively.Determine Condor's state income tax liability.

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The U.S.system for taxing income earned outside its borders by U.S.persons is referred to as the territorial approach, because only income earned within the U.S.border is subject to taxation.

A) True
B) False

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In international corporate income taxation, what are the uses of the "sourcing rules" in computing Federal taxable income?

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Garcia Corporation is subject to tax in States G, H, and I.Garcia's compensation expense includes the following.  State G  State H  State I  T otal  Sal aries and wages for nonofficers $600,000$500,000$500,000$1,600,000 Officers’ salaries 00800,000800,000\begin{array} { l r r r r } & \text { State G } & \text { State H } & \text { State I } & \text { T otal } \\\text { Sal aries and wages for nonofficers } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 500,000 & \$ 500,000 & \$ 1,600,000 \\\text { Officers' salaries } & - 0 - & - 0 - & 800,000 & 800,000\end{array} Officers' salaries are included in the payroll factor for States G and H, but not for I.Compute Garcia's payroll factors for G, H, and I.

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A tax haven often is:


A) A country with high internal income taxes.
B) A country with no or low internal income taxes.
C) A country without income tax treaties.
D) A country that prohibits "treaty shopping."

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The sourcing rules of Federal income taxation apply to deductions as well as to income items.

A) True
B) False

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Without the foreign tax credit, double taxation would result when:


A) The United States taxes the U.S.-source income of a U.S.resident.
B) A foreign country taxes the foreign-source income of a nonresident alien.
C) The United States and a foreign country both tax the foreign-source income of a U.S.resident.
D) Terms of a tax treaty assign income taxing rights to the U.S.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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In most states, a taxpayer's income is apportioned on the basis of a formula measuring the extent of business contact, and allocated according to the location of property owned or used.

A) True
B) False

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Carol, a citizen and resident of Adagio, reports gross income that is effectively connected with a U.S.business.No deductions are allowed against this income, and Carol's U.S.tax rate is a flat 30 percent.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is a principle used in applying the income-sourcing rules under U.S.tax law?


A) The rules should be acceptable to both countries.
B) The rules should favor the U.S.Treasury.
C) The rules should favor the treasury of the non-U.S.country.
D) The rules should apply to income items only; deductions need not be sourced in this way.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Cruz Corporation owns manufacturing facilities in States A, B, and C.A uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which the sales, property and payroll factors are equally weighted.B uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which sales are double-weighted.C employs a single-factor apportionment factor, based solely on sales. Cruz's operations generated $1,000,000 of apportionable income, and its sales and payroll activity and average property owned in each of the three states is as follows.  State A  State B  State C  Totals  Sales $400,000$800,000$300,000$1,500,000 Payroll 100,000150,00050,000300,000 Property 200,000200,000200,000600,000\begin{array} { l r r r r } & \text { State A } & \text { State B } & \text { State C } & \text { Totals } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 400,000 & \$ 800,000 & \$ 300,000 & \$ 1,500,000 \\\text { Payroll } & 100,000 & 150,000 & 50,000 & 300,000 \\\text { Property } & 200,000 & 200,000 & 200,000 & 600,000\end{array} ? Cruz's apportionable income assigned to C is:


A) $1,000,000.
B) $273,333.
C) $200,000.
D) $0.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Kilps, a U.S.corporation, receives a $200,000 dividend from a 20% owned foreign corporation.The deemed-paid taxes attributable to this dividend are $40,000 and foreign taxes withheld on remittance of the dividend are $30,000.Kilps's U.S.tax liability before the FTC is $350,000, the gross dividend income is $240,000, and Kilps's worldwide taxable income is $1 million.Kilps's foreign tax credit for the taxable year is:


A) $84,000.
B) $70,000.
C) $40,000.
D) $30,000.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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