Summer Corporation's Business Is International in Scope and Is Subject

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Essay

Summer Corporation's business is international in scope and is subject to income taxes in several countries.Summer's earnings and income taxes paid in the relevant foreign countries are:
$\begin{array}{lrr}Country & Income & Taxes \\\hline A & \$1,000,000 & \$500,000 \\ B & 300,000 & 30,000 \\C & \underline{400,000} & \underline{120,000} \\Total & \underline{\$1,700,000} & \underline{\$ 650,000} \\\end{array}$ If Summer Corporation's worldwide income subject to taxation in the United States is $2,400,000 and the U.S.income tax due prior to the foreign tax credit is $816,000,compute the allowable foreign tax credit.If,instead,the total foreign income taxes paid were $550,000,compute the allowable foreign tax credit.

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