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Chipper, Inc., a U.S. corporation, reports worldwide taxable income of $1 million, including a $300,000 dividend from Emma, Inc., a foreign corporation. Chipper's U.S. tax liability before FTC is $340,000. Chipper owns 20% of Emma. Emma's E & P after taxes is $8 million and it has paid foreign taxes of $2 million attributable to that E & P. If Chipper elects the FTC, its U.S. gross income with regard to the dividend from Emma is:


A) $300,000.
B) $340,000.
C) $375,000.
D) $400,000.

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

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Zhang, an NRA who is not a resident of a treaty country, receives taxable dividends of $50,000 from U.S. corporations. Zhang does not conduct a U.S. trade or business. Zhang's dividends are subject to withholding by the payor of:


A) 35%.
B) 30%.
C) 15%.
D) 0%.

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

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Bryden, a controlled foreign corporation owned 100% by USCo, earned $900,000 in Subpart F income for the current year. Bryden's current year E & P is $350,000, and its accumulated E & P is $15 million. What is the current year Subpart F deemed dividend to USCo?


A) $350,000
B) $550,000
C) $900,000
D) $15 million

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

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Which of the following persons typically is not concerned with the U.S.-sourcing rules for gross income?


A) Foreign persons with U.S. activities.
B) Foreign persons with only foreign activities.
C) U.S. employees working abroad.
D) U.S. persons with foreign activities.

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

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Olde Town, Inc., a U.S. corporation, earns $100,000 in passive foreign-source income and suffers a net loss of $60,000 in the general basket. What is the numerator of Olde Town's FTC limitation formula for the passive basket in the current year?


A) $0
B) $40,000
C) $60,000
D) $100,000

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

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Match the definition with the correct term -U.S. taxpayers earning income outside the United States.


A) Inbound
B) Outbound
C) Allocation and apportionment
D) Qualified business unit
E) Tax haven
F) Income tax treaty
G) Section 482

H) B) and D)
I) B) and F)

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Columbia, Inc., a U.S. corporation, receives a $150,000 cash dividend from Starke, Ltd. Columbia owns 15% of Starke. Starke's E & P is $2 million and it has paid foreign taxes of $750,000 attributable to that E & P. What is Columbia's gross income related to the Starke dividend?


A) $206,250
B) $150,000
C) $56,250
D) $22,500

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

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KeenCo, a U.S. 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 mai...

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A "U.S. shareholder" for purposes of CFC classification is any U.S. person who owns directly, indirectly, and constructively at least 50% of the voting power of a foreign corporation.

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 D)

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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 -Portfolio income treated as Subpart F income.


A) Foreign base company income
B) Foreign personal holding company income
C) Controlled foreign corporation
D) U.S. shareholder
E) Previously taxed income
F) More than 10 percent
G) More than 50 percent
H) More than 80 percent

I) A) and E)
J) A) and C)

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


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

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Which of the following statements regarding the taxation of U.S. real property gains recognized by non-U.S. persons not engaged in a U.S. trade or business is false? Gains from the disposition of U.S. real property are:


A) Not taxed to non-U.S. persons because real property gains are specifically exempt from U.S. taxation.
B) Taxed to non-U.S. persons without regard to whether such non-U.S. persons are engaged in a U.S. trade or business.
C) Taxed in the U.S. because such gains are treated as if they are effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business.
D) Taxed to non-U.S. persons notwithstanding the general exemption of capital gains from U.S. taxation.

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

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

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Interest paid to an unrelated party by a domestic corporation that historically earns more than 50% of its gross income each year from the conduct of an active trade or business outside the United States is foreign-source income.

A) True
B) False

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Subpart F income includes portfolio income like dividends and interest.

A) True
B) False

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BrazilCo, Inc., a foreign corporation with a U.S. trade or business, has U.S.-source income as follows. BrazilCo, Inc., a foreign corporation with a U.S. trade or business, has U.S.-source income as follows.    Determine BrazilCo's total U.S. tax liability for the year, assuming a 35% corporate rate and no tax treaty. BrazilCo leaves its U.S. branch profits invested in the United States, and it does not otherwise repatriate any of its U.S. assets during the year. Determine BrazilCo's total U.S. tax liability for the year, assuming a 35% corporate rate and no tax treaty. BrazilCo leaves its U.S. branch profits invested in the United States, and it does not otherwise repatriate any of its U.S. assets during the year.

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Columbia, Inc., a U.S. corporation, receives a $150,000 cash dividend from Starke, Ltd. Columbia owns 15% of Starke. Starke's E & P is $2 million and it has paid foreign taxes of $750,000 attributable to that E & P. What is Columbia's foreign tax credit related to the Starke dividend?


A) $22,500
B) $56,250
C) $150,000
D) $750,000

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

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Match the definition with the correct term -Individual who is not a U.S. citizen or resident.


A) Expatriate
B) Resident
C) Nonresident alien
D) U.S. trade or business
E) Branch profits tax
F) Effectively connected income

G) A) and B)
H) E) and F)

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