The Foreign Tax Credit Is Equal to the Smaller of Foreign

question 57

True/False

The foreign tax credit is equal to the smaller of foreign taxes paid or accrued in the tax year or the portion of the U.S.income tax liability attributable to the income earned in all foreign countries.

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