Southern,an Alabama Corporation,has a $7 Million Excess FTC Carryforward Attributable

question 54

Multiple Choice

Southern,an Alabama corporation,has a $7 million excess FTC carryforward attributable to its foreign branch manufacturing operations.Which of the following strategies should increase Southern's use of its FTC carryforward to reduce U.S.tax?

• A)Southern could open a branch manufacturing operation in a foreign country with a 27% corporate income tax.
• B)Southern could open a branch manufacturing operation in a foreign country with a 40% corporate income tax.
• C)Southern could repatriate foreign source income in the form of dividends from its controlled subsidiary operating in a country with a 38% corporate income tax.
• D)None of these strategies would increase the use of the FTC carryforward.

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