Karen,a US

question 70

Multiple Choice

Karen,a U.S.citizen,earns $40,000 of taxable income from U.S.sources,$20,000 in taxable wages from Country A and $20,000 in taxable interest from Country B.The U.S.tax rate is 25%.The tax on Country A income is $8,000,and Country B charges no tax on the interest income.Assuming only a single basket is required,Karen's foreign tax credit that can be claimed is

• A)$5,000.
• B)$8,000.
• C)$10,000.
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Thomas Malthus

An English scholar and demographer known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without strict limits on reproduction.

Total Fertility Rate

An estimate of the average number of children a woman will have over her lifetime, based on current birth rates.

Replacement Rate

In demography, it refers to the fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration. In economics, it can refer to the ratio of benefits (like pensions) replacing employment income.

Population Change

The variation in the number of individuals in a population over time, influenced by factors such as birth rates, death rates, immigration, and emigration.