A Foreign Subsidiary Has $2,000,000 of Taxable Income, a (Foreign)

question 56

Multiple Choice

A foreign subsidiary has $2,000,000 of taxable income, a (foreign) corporate tax rate of 25%, and a foreign dividend withholding rate of 10%. The U.S. (domestic) parent has a corporate tax rate of 30%. What are the total taxes paid by the foreign subsidiary? Assume that the foreign subsidiary is 100% owned by the U.S. parent and that all after-tax income is paid to the U.S. parent.

• A) $0.00
• B) $650,000
• C) $500,000
• D) $1,350,000

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