If the Portions of the Firm's Foreign Operations in Higher-Tax-Rate

question 52

Multiple Choice

If the portions of the firm's foreign operations in higher-tax-rate countries grew more rapidly than foreign operations in lower-tax-rate countries,the company may seek out more tax effective ways of operating abroad through all of the following means except:

• A) Assess whether transfer prices or cost allocations can be adjusted to shift income
• From high-tax-rate to low-tax-rate jurisdictions.
• B) Shift from domestic to foreign borrowing to increase deductions for interest against
• Foreign-source income.
• C) Shift from debt to equity financing of foreign operations to increase interest deductions
• Against foreign-source income.
• D) Shift some operations, like marketing, to the United States where the average tax rate is lower.

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Definitions:

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