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Jokerz, a CFC of a U.S.parent, generated $80,000 of Subpart F foreign base company services income in its first year of operations. The next year, Jokerz distributes $50,000 cash to the parent, from those service profits. The parent is taxed on $80,000 in the first year and $50,000 in the second year.

A) True
B) False

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USCo, a domestic corporation, reports worldwide taxable income of $1,500,000, including a $300,000 dividend from ForCo, a wholly-owned foreign corporation.ForCo's undistributed earnings and profits are $15 million and it has paid $10 million 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) $200,000.
B) $300,000.
C) $10 million.
D) $15 million.

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

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USCo, a domestic corporation, purchases inventory for resale from distributors within the U.S.and resells this inventory to customers outside the U.S., with title passing outside the U.S.What is the source of the USCo's inventory sales income?


A) 50% U.S.source and 50% foreign source.
B) 50% foreign source and 50% sourced based on location of manufacturing assets.
C) 100% U.S.source.
D) 100% foreign source.

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

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During 2012, Martina, an NRA, receives interest income of $50,000 from Collins, Inc., an unrelated U.S.corporation.Considering the following facts related to Collins' operations, what is the source of the interest income received by Martina? During 2012, Martina, an NRA, receives interest income of $50,000 from Collins, Inc., an unrelated U.S.corporation.Considering the following facts related to Collins' operations, what is the source of the interest income received by Martina?

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Collins meets the 80% active foreign bus...

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WorldCo, a foreign corporation not engaged in a U.S.trade or business, receives $50,000 in interest income from deposits with the foreign branch of a U.S.bank.The U.S.bank earns 78% of its income from foreign sources.How much of WorldCo's interest income is U.S.source?


A) $0.
B) $11,000.
C) $39,000.
D) $50,000.

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

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Liang, an NRA, is sent to the United States by Fuller Corporation, her foreign employer.She spends 50 days in the United States and earns $15,000 for a two-month period.This amount is attributable to 40 U.S.working days and 10 foreign working days.Her employer does not have a U.S.trade or business and Liang spends no other time in the U.S.for the tax year.Liang's U.S.-source taxable income is:


A) $0.
B) $3,000.
C) $12,000.
D) $15,000.

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

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

A) True
B) False

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Scott, Inc., a domestic corporation, receives a dividend of $700,000 from a non-CFC foreign corporation.Deemed-paid foreign taxes attributable to the dividend are $120,000.If Scott elects the FTC, its gross income attributable to this dividend is $700,000.

A) True
B) False

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ForCo, a foreign corporation, purchases widgets from USCo, Inc., its U.S.parent corporation.The widgets are sold by ForCo to another unrelated foreign corporation in the same country as ForCo.The income from sale of the widgets by ForCo is not Subpart F foreign base company sales income.

A) True
B) False

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Discuss the primary purposes of income tax treaties.

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The primary purpose of an income tax tre...

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KeenCo, a domestic corporation, is the sole shareholder of LovettCo, a controlled foreign corporation.LovettCo has $250,000 in E & P attributable to income not previously taxed to KeenCo. LovettCo also holds $200,000 E & P attributable to income taxed to the U.S.shareholder as Subpart F income.LovettCo makes a $150,000 dividend distribution to KeenCo.Ignoring any deemed paid credit implications, what is the U.S.gross income to KeenCo resulting from this dividend?

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$0.A controlled foreign corporation main...

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Match the definition with the correct term. Match the definition with the correct term.

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With respect to income generated by non-U.S.persons, does the U.S.apply a "worldwide" or a "territorial" approach. Be specific.

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The answer is "both." U.S.persons are su...

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The U.S.system for taxing income earned inside its borders by non-U.S.persons is referred to as inbound taxation because such foreign persons are earning income by coming into the United States.

A) True
B) False

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

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Magdala is a citizen of Italy and does not have permanent resident status in the United States.During the last three years she has spent a number of days in the United States. Magdala is a citizen of Italy and does not have permanent resident status in the United States.During the last three years she has spent a number of days in the United States.   Is Magdala treated as a U.S.resident for the current year? A) Yes, because Magdala was present in the United States at least 31 days during the current year and 195 days during the current and prior two years (using the appropriate fractions for the prior years) . B) No, because Magdala is a citizen of Italy. C) No, because Magdala was not present in the United States at least 183 days during the current year. D) No, because although Magdala was present in the United States at least 31 days during the current year, she was not present at least 183 days in a single year during the current or prior two years. Is Magdala treated as a U.S.resident for the current year?


A) Yes, because Magdala was present in the United States at least 31 days during the current year and 195 days during the current and prior two years (using the appropriate fractions for the prior years) .
B) No, because Magdala is a citizen of Italy.
C) No, because Magdala was not present in the United States at least 183 days during the current year.
D) No, because although Magdala was present in the United States at least 31 days during the current year, she was not present at least 183 days in a single year during the current or prior two years.

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

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Which of the following would not prevent an alien without a "green card" from being classified as a U.S.resident for income tax purposes?


A) The individual was prevented from leaving the United States due to an illness which arose while in the United States.
B) The individual commutes daily from Mexico to the United States to work.
C) The individual is a foreign consul assigned to the United States.
D) The individual was in the United States to oversee her investments.

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

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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 ยง 351.

A) True
B) False

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USCo, a domestic corporation, receives $700,000 of foreign-source passive income on which foreign taxes of $70,000 are withheld.Its worldwide taxable income is $1,500,000 and its U.S.tax liability before the foreign tax credit is $525,000.What is USCo's allowed foreign tax credit?


A) $70,000.
B) $175,000.
C) $245,000.
D) $770,000.

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

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