Quality Corporation Created a Foreign Subsidiary in Country C This

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Essay

Quality Corporation created a foreign subsidiary in Country C this year. The subsidiary receives components from Quality, assembles the components into a finished product using local labor, and sells them to unrelated wholesalers in Countries A, B, and C using its own sales force. The foreign subsidiary has paid no dividends to the parent this year. What tax issues should Quality's Director of Taxes consider with respect to these activities?

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