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What form is used by a U.S. corporation to "check-the-box" to elect the U.S. tax consequences of forming a hybrid entity outside the United States?

A) Form 1118
B) Form 1120
C) Form 8832
D) Form 8833

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

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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: What amount of creditable foreign taxes does Rainier incur?

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Alex, a U.S. citizen, became a resident of Belgium in 2018. Alex will no longer be subject to U.S. taxation on income he earns in Belgium if such income is exempted from tax under the U.S. - Belgium treaty.

Nicole is a citizen and resident of Australia. She has a full-time job in Australia and has lived there with her family for the past 10 years. In 2016, Nicole came to the United States on business and stayed for 180 days. She came to the United States again on business in 2017 and stayed for 150 days. In 2018 she came back to the United States on business and stayed for 100 days. Does Nicole meet the U.S. statutory definition of a resident alien in 2018 under the substantial presence test?

Portsmouth Corporation, a British corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem Corporation, a U.S. corporation. During the year, Portsmouth reported the following income: $250,000 interest income received from a loan to an unrelated French corporation. $100,000 dividend income received from a less than 1 percent owned unrelated Dutch corporation. $150,000 rent income from an unrelated British corporation on property Portsmouth actively manages. $500,000 gross profit from the sale of inventory manufactured by Portsmouth in Great Britain and sold to a 100 percent owned subsidiary in Germany. What amount of subpart F income does Portsmouth recognize in the current year?

A U.S. corporation reports its foreign tax credit computation on which tax form?

Rafael is a citizen of Spain and a resident of the United States. During 2018, Rafael received the following income: Compensation of $5 million from competing in tennis matches in the U.S. Cash dividends of $10,000 from a Spanish corporation that earns 50 percent of its income from sales in the United States Interest of $2,000 from a Spanish citizen who is a resident of the U.S. Rent of $5,000 from U.S. residents who rented his villa in Italy Gain of $10,000 on the sale of stock in a German corporation Determine the source (U.S. or foreign) of each item of income Rafael received in 2017.

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

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

Under a U.S. treaty, what must a non-resident corporation create in the United States before it is subject to U.S. taxation on its business profits?

The gross profit from a sale of inventory manufactured in the United States and sold by a U.S. retailer to a customer in Spain will always be treated as 100 percent U.S. source income.

Under which of the following scenarios could Charles, a citizen of England, be eligible to claim the "closer connection" exception to the substantial presence test in 2018?

Which of the following tax benefits does not arise when a U.S. corporation forms a corporation in Ireland through which to earn business profits in Ireland?

Under the book value method of allocating and apportioning interest expense for FTC purposes, assets are characterized as being either U.S. or non-U.S. based on their geographic location.

A rectangle with an inverted triangle within it is a symbol used to represent what organizational form?

Janet Mothra, a U.S. citizen, is employed by Caterpillar Corporation, a U.S. corporation. In May 2018, Caterpillar relocated Janet to its operations in Spain for the remainder of 2018. Janet was paid a salary of $200,000. As part of her compensation package for moving to Spain, Janet received a housing allowance of $40,000. Janet's salary was earned ratably over the twelve-month period. During 2018 Janet worked 280 days, 168 of which were in Spain and 112 of which were in the United States. How much of Janet's total compensation is treated as foreign source income for 2018?

Holmdel, Inc., a U.S. corporation, received the following sources of income during 2018: $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 in 2018?

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 $3,000,000 of subpart F income. Which of the following statements is true about the application of subpart F to the income earned by Boomerang?

A non-U.S. citizen with a green card will always be treated as a resident alien for U.S. tax purposes regardless of the number of days she spends in the United States during the current year.

Amy is a U.S. citizen. During the year she earned income from an investment in a French company. Amy will be subject to U.S. taxation on her income under the principle of source-based taxation.