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US tanpayrs are generally subject to US. taxon
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tax cred for fovegh income thes paid or 2c
‘ued. The main purpose ofthe foreign tacit
Isto miiate the Gouble uation of foreign
Source income that mip occur ifsuch income
taxed by bot the United Sites and «Tren
‘Sounty An nd US.taxpayer may receive
1c foreign tox ret er orig ates tat
Thetaxpaye pasta foreign goverment A US.
‘orporation that rs at ent 10% of tock ina
Tove conporation by voteo vale) may rive
an indnee” or “derol” fright te oe
feel anes pid by hat bday.
TRC Seton 90 iis he orc ts net
toforeg tases imposed on income, war prof
iteor exes profits” IRC Section 63 extends
the credit foreign toxs imposed in lew of
income tax Upntl very rece. in onder
{orbe creditable under ether Ssction 901 oF
‘Sctian 7 og oe ly mat hea
ex ta eguites a compulsory
ayment punto theauherly afore
ountey f0 levy taxes” The fax also must be
level by foreign country pursuant cota
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FINAL REGULATIONS
Ingouthonty, ntsome oer authority suchas
pealies ines, and eastom dutes. A Foregn
fees nova tax tothe exten that an ett re
‘eves "special economic benef fon fr
‘ign country inexchange ora payment.
‘Only compulsory payments are considered
payments oftas A payment snot compulsory
to theexten! ha the amount paid exceds the
stsount of tality under foreign le for
thetax Hnaly,aU'S taxpayer must exhaustall
effective and practical medi, including in
‘ocation of competent authonty procedires
sable under applicable ax treats, to
‘dace, overtime. he US. taxpayer’ ability or
Teveign tax
What amount of foreign
taxes s creitable?
foreign tre (under ether Sct 901 of
{able foegn tars pal oracenied” Ananount
‘ft fo considered pao the exten hal"
‘sreatonaly certain that an ion il be re
And redid. etal, abated or fren.”
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ee reli eer pence tee tte fer
‘coax potag anata pon doc) hadinea och tyne me Cs
stajctenateI Section 6 as arene by the 2017
tax Cuts and Jabs Act, adopts a new “prop:
rly attebutable to” stanford to determine
{he amount of oretgn tates deemed paid by
US. shareholders of somal foreign cor
porations (CFCS). Section 9603) provides,
that U'Scosporate shareholders that include
“any item of cone under Section 9511aKt)"
with Zespect to any CEC shall be deemed to
have paid "0 mach of ich foreign corpora
tion's ovegn taxes ax ae propery atibute
bet such tem of income” Under thisstar
Aas a CHC shareholder must gros up the
foreign income inelvsion moun to the For
‘ign axes propeity atitutable toi under
TRE Section 78"
Thivisdoneto prevent te us offcegn te
reds to reduce tax on US, source income
Thisis express bythe along forme
US. taxon worlwide income prior >
aiming fregn tax roi Xoregh source
‘wrk tasaleinsome
Foreign tax credit
limitation and baskets
‘The foreign tax cred gency linited toa
taxpayers US. tax habit on ie foreign
soure taxhle income computed under US
tax accountng principles This Limitation ks
imputed by maltipvingauxpayer'stoial US,
taclibity (prior othe oreiga ax ced)
that yearby the rai of te taapayer oreiga
sour taxable income a that yar fo the tax
payers worldwide taxable income in that
The limitation fap seprael to spe