Jacque, a Single Nonresident Alien, Is in the United States

question 49

Essay

Jacque, a single nonresident alien, is in the United States for 80 days in the current year engaging in the conduct of a U.S. trade or business. Jacque has $75,000 of sales income earned while in the United States and $30,000 of non-U.S. sales income earned while he was outside the United States. How will the income be taxed and how will the tax be collected?

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues.

Explicit Costs

The direct payment made to others in the course of running a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Implicit Costs

Implicit costs are the opportunity costs associated with a company's use of internal resources that could have been utilized elsewhere, not directly paid out in cash.

Economic Costs

The total cost of choosing one action over another, including both explicit costs (direct outlays) and implicit costs (opportunity costs).