What Are the Consequences of Classification as a Corporate Inversion

question 11

Multiple Choice

What are the consequences of classification as a corporate inversion?

• A)The foreign corporation will be treated as if it is a U.S. corporation.
• B)Foreign tax credits will be disallowed on all future earnings.
• C)The corporation will be subject to a flat 35% tax rate.
• D)If more than half of the shareholders of the new company are the same as the former company, the corporation is considered a U.S. corporation.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a statistical test fails to reject a false null hypothesis.

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, or "false positive," often denoted by alpha (α).

Statistical Significance

A measure of whether observed data can be considered as not being the result of chance, typically through the use of a p-value.

Dependent-Samples T-Test

A statistical procedure used to compare means from the same group at two different times or under two different conditions.