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All passive income earned by a CFC will be treated as foreign personal holding company income under subpart F for U.S. tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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Appleton Corporation, a U.S. corporation, reported total taxable income of $10,000,000 in the current year. Taxable income included $2,500,000 of foreign source taxable income from the company's branch operations in the United Kingdom. All of the branch income is foreign branch income. Appleton paid U.K. income taxes of $500,000 on its branch income. Compute Appleton's net U.S. tax liability and any foreign tax credit carryover.

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A net U.S. tax of $1,600,000 and an FTC ...

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Deductible interest expense incurred by a U.S. corporation will always be treated as a U.S. source deduction.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following persons should not be treated as a "U.S. shareholder" of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) for subpart F purposes?


A) A U.S. citizen owning 5 percent of the CFC.
B) A U.S. citizen owning 15 percent of the CFC.
C) A U.S. corporation owning 15 percent of the CFC.
D) All of the named persons are U.S. shareholders for subpart F purposes.

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

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Russell Starling, an Australian citizen and resident, received the following investment income during the current year: $5,080 of dividend income from ownership of stock in a U.S. corporation, $10,400 interest from a certificate of deposit in a U.S. bank, $3,200 of interest income earned from a loan to Clint Westwood, a U.S. citizen, and $2,100 capital gain from sale of a stock in a U.S. corporation. How much of Russell's income will be subject to U.S. taxation?


A) $20,780
B) $15,480
C) $10,400
D) $8,280

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

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Which of the following incomes earned by a controlled foreign corporation incorporated in Spain is not foreign personal holding company income?


A) Interest income received from a loan to an unrelated party.
B) Dividend income from a 5 percent investment in an unrelated corporation.
C) Rent received from a passive investment in an apartment complex.
D) Gross profit from the manufacture and sale of inventory to an unrelated party.

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

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Spartan Corporation, a U.S. company, manufactures widgets for sale in the United States and Europe. All manufacturing activities take place in the United States. During the current year, Spartan sold 100,000 widgets to European customers at a price of $5 each. Each widget costs $2 to produce. All of Spartan's production assets are located in the United States. Spartan ships its widgets FOB, place of destination. What amount of Spartan's gross profit is treated as coming from foreign sources?

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$300,000 gross profit is U.S. source and...

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Marcel, a U.S. citizen, receives interest income from bonds issued by a Dutch corporation. The interest income will be considered U.S. source income for U.S. tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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Absent a treaty provision, what is the statutory withholding tax rate imposed by the United States on a dividend paid by a U.S. corporation to a resident of Denmark?


A) 30 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 0 percent

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

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Holmdel, Incorporated, a U.S. corporation, received the following sources of income: $10,000 interest income from a loan to its 100 percent owned Swiss subsidiary $50,000 dividend income from its 5 percent owned French subsidiary $100,000 royalty income from its Bermuda subsidiary for use of a trademark outside the United States $25,000 rent income from its Canadian subsidiary for use of a warehouse located in New Jersey $50,000 capital gain from sale of stock in its 40 percent owned Japanese joint venture. Title passed in Japan. What amount of foreign source income does Holmdel have?

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$160,000. Foreign source incom...

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Boomerang Corporation, a New Zealand corporation, is owned by the following unrelated persons: 40 percent by a U.S. corporation, 15 percent by a U.S. individual, and 45 percent by an Australian corporation. During the year, Boomerang earned $3,800,000 of subpart F income. Which of the following statements is true about the application of subpart F to the income earned by Boomerang?


A) Boomerang is a CFC and the U.S. corporation and U.S. individual will have a deemed dividend of $1,520,000 and $570,000, respectively.
B) Boomerang is a CFC and only the U.S. corporation will have a deemed dividend of $1,520,000.
C) Boomerang is a CFC and the U.S. corporation, U.S. individual, and Australian corporation will have a deemed dividend of $1,520,000, $570,000, and $1,710,000, respectively.
D) Boomerang is not a CFC and none of the shareholders will have a deemed dividend under subpart F.

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

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Rainier Corporation, a U.S. corporation, manufactures and sells quidgets in the United States and Europe. Rainier conducts its operations in Europe through a German GmbH, which the company elects to treat as a branch for U.S. tax purposes. Rainier also licenses the rights to manufacture quidgets to an unrelated company in China. During the current year, Rainier paid the following foreign taxes, translated into U.S. dollars at the appropriate exchange rate: Rainier Corporation, a U.S. corporation, manufactures and sells quidgets in the United States and Europe. Rainier conducts its operations in Europe through a German GmbH, which the company elects to treat as a branch for U.S. tax purposes. Rainier also licenses the rights to manufacture quidgets to an unrelated company in China. During the current year, Rainier paid the following foreign taxes, translated into U.S. dollars at the appropriate exchange rate:    What amount of creditable foreign taxes does Rainier incur? What amount of creditable foreign taxes does Rainier incur?

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$1,800,000. The creditable inc...

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Which of the following items of foreign source income is classified as passive category income for foreign tax credit purposes?


A) Dividend received from a 5 percent owned foreign corporation, all of the income of which is derived from an active business.
B) Dividend received from a 20 percent owned foreign corporation, all of the income of which is derived from an active business.
C) Dividend received from a 100 percent owned foreign corporation, all of the income of which is derived from an active business.
D) None of the dividends in the scenarios listed here are classified as passive category income.

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

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Polka Corporation is a 100 percent owned Polish subsidiary of Pierogi Incorporated, a U.S. corporation. During the current year, Polka paid a dividend of €525,000 to Pierogi. The dividend was subject to a withholding tax of €26,250. Assume an exchange rate of €1 = $1.50. Pierogi reported U.S. taxable income of $1,000,000. Compute Pierogi's net U.S. tax liability for the current year and excess FTC, if any.

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Net U.S. tax of $210...

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A hybrid entity established in Ireland is treated as a flow-through entity for U.S. tax purposes and a corporation for Irish tax purposes.

A) True
B) False

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Gwendolyn was physically present in the United States for 90 days in 2020, 180 days in 2019, and 30 days in 2018. Under the substantial presence test formula, how many days is Gwendolyn deemed physically present in the United States in 2020?


A) 300
B) 155
C) 150
D) 90

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

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Which of the following transactions engaged in by a Swiss controlled foreign corporation creates foreign base company sales income?


A) Purchase of inventory from an unrelated person in Germany and sale to a related person in Poland.
B) Purchase of inventory from a related person in Germany and sale to an unrelated person in Switzerland.
C) Purchase of inventory from a related person in Germany and sale to a related person in Poland.
D) Purchase of inventory from an unrelated person in Germany and sale to an unrelated person in Poland.

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

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Ypsi Corporation has a precredit U.S. tax of $420,000 on $2,000,000 of taxable income in the current year. Ypsi has $400,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as foreign branch income and $150,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as passive category income. Ypsi paid $100,000 of foreign income taxes on the foreign branch income and $30,000 of foreign income taxes on the passive category income. What amount of foreign tax credit (FTC) can Ypsi use on its U.S. tax return and what is the amount of the FTC carryforward, if any?

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$114,000 FTC with an FTC carryforward of...

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Pierre Corporation has a precredit U.S. tax of $315,000 on $1,500,000 of taxable income in the current year. Pierre has $300,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as foreign branch income and $150,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as passive category income. Pierre paid $60,000 of foreign income taxes on the foreign branch income and $15,000 of foreign income taxes on the passive category income. What amount of foreign tax credit (FTC) can Pierre use on its current U.S. tax return and what is the amount of the carryforward, if any?


A) $315,000 FTC with $0 carryforward
B) $75,000 FTC with $0 carryforward
C) $13,500 FTC with $61,500 carryforward
D) $13,500 FTC with $0 carryforward

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

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Under most U.S. treaties, a resident of the other country must have a permanent establishment in the United States before being subject to U.S. taxation on business profits earned within the United States.

A) True
B) False

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