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Your client holds foreign tax credit (FTC)carryforwards,i.e. ,it is in an "excess credit" position.Give at least three planning ideas that the client should implement,so as to free up the suspended FTCs.

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An advance pricing agreement (APA) is used between:


A) Two or more governments.
B) Two related taxpayers.
C) The taxpayer and the IRS.
D) The IRS and U.S.taxing authorities.

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

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In 2013,George renounces his U.S.citizenship and moves to Fredonia,where income tax rates are very low.George is a multimillionaire and says he "has had it" with high Federal income taxes on wealthy individuals like himself.In 2016,George's U.S.-source income is $1.5 million.That income escapes Federal income taxes.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following situations requires the filing of an information return with the U.S.government?


A) A domestic corporation that is 25% or more foreign owned.
B) A foreign corporation carrying on a trade or business in the United States.
C) U.S.persons who acquire or dispose of an interest in a foreign partnership.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

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

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Which of the following statements is false in regard to the U.S.income tax treaty program?


A) There are about 70 bilateral income tax treaties between the U.S.and other countries.
B) Tax treaties generally provide for primary taxing rights that require the other treaty partner to allow a credit for the taxes paid on the twice-taxed income.
C) Residence of the taxpayer is an important consideration in applying tax treaties,while the presence of a permanent establishment is not.
D) None of the above statements is false.

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

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


A) Dividends from foreign corporations are always foreign source.
B) Dividends are sourced based on the residence of the recipient.
C) Dividends from foreign corporations are foreign-source only to the extent that 80% or more of the foreign corporation's gross income for the 3 years preceding the year of the dividend payment was effectively connected with the conduct of a foreign trade or business.
D) A percentage of dividends from foreign corporations are U.S.source to the extent that 25% or more of the foreign corporation's gross income for the 3 years preceding the year of the dividend payment was effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S.trade or business.

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

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ForCo,a subsidiary of a U.S.corporation incorporated in Belgium,manufactures widgets in Belgium and sells the widgets to its 100%-owned subsidiary in Germany.The income from the sale of widgets is not Subpart F foreign base company sales income.

A) True
B) False

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"Inbound" and "offshore" asset transfers by a U.S.business can be subject to immediate Federal income taxation under § 367.

A) True
B) False

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The § 367 cross-border transfer rules seem to counteract other favorable tax provisions that allow the taxpayer to defer gross income,e.g.§§ 351 and 368.What is the rationale for eliminating this deferral? Provide two examples of transactions to which § 367 would apply.

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ForCo,a foreign corporation,receives interest income of $50,000 from USCo,an unrelated domestic corporation.USCo historically has earned 79% of its gross income from active foreign-source business income.What amount of ForCo's interest income is U.S.-source?


A) $0.
B) $10,500.
C) $39,500.
D) $50,000.

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

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Shannon,a foreign person with a green card,spends the following days in the United States. Shannon,a foreign person with a green card,spends the following days in the United States.   Shannon's residency status for 2014 is: A) U.S.resident because she has a green card. B) U.S.resident since she was a U.S.resident for the past immediately preceding two years. C) Not a U.S.resident because Shannon was not in the United states for at least 31 days during 2014. D) Not a U.S.resident since,using the three-year test,Shannon is not present in the United states for at least 183 days. Shannon's residency status for 2014 is:


A) U.S.resident because she has a green card.
B) U.S.resident since she was a U.S.resident for the past immediately preceding two years.
C) Not a U.S.resident because Shannon was not in the United states for at least 31 days during 2014.
D) Not a U.S.resident since,using the three-year test,Shannon is not present in the United states for at least 183 days.

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

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OutCo,a controlled foreign corporation owned 100% by USCo,earned $900,000 in Subpart F income for the current year.OutCo's current year E & P is $250,000 and its accumulated E & P is $18 million.What is the current year Subpart F deemed dividend to USCo?


A) $250,000.
B) $650,000.
C) $900,000.
D) $18 million.

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

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Ridge,Inc. ,a domestic corporation,reports worldwide taxable income of $800,000,including a $300,000 dividend from Emma,Inc. ,a foreign corporation.Ridge's U.S.tax liability before FTC is $280,000.Ridge owns 20% of Emma.Emma's E & P after taxes is $8 million and it has paid foreign taxes of $4 million attributable to that E & P.If Ridge elects the FTC,its U.S.gross income with regard to the dividend from Emma is:


A) $450,000.
B) $300,000.
C) $90,000.
D) $60,000.

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

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Goolsbee,Inc. ,a domestic corporation,generates U.S.-source and foreign-source gross income.Goolsbee's assets (tax book value)are as follows. Goolsbee,Inc. ,a domestic corporation,generates U.S.-source and foreign-source gross income.Goolsbee's assets (tax book value)are as follows.    Goolsbee incurs interest expense of $200,000.Using the asset method and the tax book value,apportion interest expense to foreign-source income. Goolsbee incurs interest expense of $200,000.Using the asset method and the tax book value,apportion interest expense to foreign-source income.

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Using the asset method and the...

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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 B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following income items does not represent Subpart F income if it is earned by a controlled foreign corporation in Fredonia? Purchase of inventory from the U.S.parent,followed by:


A) Sale to anyone outside Fredonia.
B) Sale to anyone inside Fredonia.
C) Sale to a related party outside Fredonia.
D) Sale to a non-related party outside Fredonia.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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In allocating interest expense between U.S.and foreign sources,a taxpayer must use the tax basis of the income-producing assets.

A) True
B) False

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Describe and diagram the timeline that most businesses use to enter the international markets.

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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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Olaf,a citizen of Norway with no trade or business activities in the United States,sells at a gain 200 shares of MicroShift,Inc. ,a U.S.company.The sale takes place through Olaf's broker in Oslo.How is this gain treated for U.S.tax purposes?


A) It is foreign-source income subject to U.S.taxation.
B) It is foreign-source income not subject to U.S.taxation.
C) It is U.S.-source income subject to U.S.taxation.
D) It is U.S.-source income exempt from U.S.taxation.

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

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