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U.S.individuals who receive dividends from foreign corporations may claim the deemed-paid foreign tax credit related to such dividends.

A) True
B) False

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Given the following information,determine if FanCo,a foreign corporation,is a CFC. Shareholders of Voting foreign corporation power Classification Murray 24% U.S.person Nancy 20% U.S.person Otto 40% Foreign person Patricia 16% U.S.person Patricia is Murray's daughter.

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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) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Nico lives in California.She was born in Peru but holds a green card.Nico is a nonresident alien (NRA).

A) True
B) False

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Match the definition with the correct term. Not all of the terms have a match. A definition can be used more than once. a.Indirect credit b.Direct credit c.One d.Two e.Ten f.Twenty g.Gross-up (§ 78) h.Overall foreign loss -A deemed paid foreign tax credit is included in gross income.

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Arendt,Inc. ,a U.S.corporation,purchases a piece of equipment for use in its manufacture of custom pianos.The equipment is acquired in Ireland at a cost of 200,000 euros when 1 euro: $1.35.Payment is due in 90 days.Arendt acquires 200,000 euros and pays for the machine when 1 euro: $1.15.What is the basis of the asset to Arendt and what is the foreign currency exchange gain or loss,if any?

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Discuss the primary purposes of income tax treaties.

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A controlled foreign corporation (CFC) realizes Subpart F income from:


A) Purchase of inventory from unrelated U.S.person and sale outside the CFC country.
B) Purchase of inventory from a related U.S.person and sale outside the CFC country.
C) Services performed for the U.S.parent in a country in which the CFC was organized.
D) Services performed on behalf of an unrelated party in a country outside the country in which the CFC was organized.

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

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GoldCo,a U.S.corporation,incorporates its foreign branch in a § 351 exchange,creating GreenCo,a wholly owned foreign corporation.GoldCo transfers $200 in inventory (basis = $50) and $900 in land (basis = $950) to GreenCo.GreenCo uses these assets in carrying on a trade or business outside the U.S.What gain or loss,if any,does GoldCo recognize as a result of this transaction?


A) ($50)
B) $0
C) $100
D) $150

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

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Dividends received from Murdock Corp. ,a corporation organized in Sustenato that earns 70% of its income from U.S.business activities,are 70% U.S.-source income.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements regarding the sourcing of gross income is true?


A) Non-U.S.persons not engaged in a U.S.trade or business are indifferent as to whether any of their income is U.S.source.
B) All income earned by non-U.S.persons not engaged in a U.S.trade or business is treated as foreign source.
C) U.S.-source income is not subject to withholding so long as such income is not treated as effectively connected with a U.S.trade or business.
D) Certain U.S.-source investment income earned by non-U.S.persons not engaged in a U.S.trade or business may be subject to a U.S.withholding tax.

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

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Match the definition with the correct term. a.Expatriate b.Resident c.Nonresident alien d.U.S. trade or business e.Branch profits tax f.Effectively connected income -Income of foreign person taxed through filing of a U.S.tax return with deductions allowed against gross income.

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Wellington,Inc. ,a U.S.corporation,owns 30% of a CFC that has $50 million of earnings and profits for the current year.Included in that amount is $20 million of Subpart F income.Wellington has been a CFC for the entire year and makes no distributions in the current year.Wellington must include in gross income (before any § 78 gross-up) :


A) $0.
B) $6 million.
C) $20 million.
D) $50 million.

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

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The following income of a foreign corporation is not subject to the regular U.S.corporate income tax rates.


A) FIRPTA gains.
B) Capital gains effectively connected with a U.S.trade or business.
C) Net long-term capital gains,where no U.S.trade or business exists.
D) Fixed,determinable,annual or periodic (FDAP) income effectively connected with a U.S.trade or business.

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

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The transfer of the assets of a U.S.corporation's foreign branch to a newly formed foreign corporation is always tax deferred under § 351.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following determinations does not require knowing the amounts of one's U.S.- versus foreign-source income?


A) Calculation of a U.S.person's total taxable income.
B) Calculation of U.S.withholding tax on the FDAP income of foreign persons.
C) Calculation of the foreign earned income exclusion.
D) Calculation of a foreign person's income effectively connected with carrying on a U.S.trade or business.

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

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

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

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Dark,Inc. ,a U.S.corporation,operates Dunkel,an unincorporated branch manufacturing operation in Germany.Dark reports $100,000 of taxable income from Dunkel on its U.S.tax return,along with $400,000 of taxable income from its U.S.operations.Dark paid $40,000 in German income taxes related to the $100,000 of Dunkel income.Assuming a U.S.tax rate of 35%,what is Dark's U.S.tax liability after any allowable foreign tax credits?


A) $35,000
B) $135,000
C) $140,000
D) $175,000

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

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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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