Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Other benefits from deferral arise because the firm effectively gains a real option to repatriate income at times when repatriation might be cheaper.
• B) By pooling foreign income, the firm effectively pays the combined tax rate on all foreign income.
• C) In years in which the U.S. tax rate exceeds the combined tax rate on all foreign income, the repatriation of additional income does not incur an additional U.S. tax liability, so the earnings can be repatriated tax free.
• D) Deferring repatriation of earnings lowers the overall tax burden in much the same way as deferring capital gains lowers the tax burden imposed by the capital gains tax.

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Definitions:

Restitution

A legal principle requiring a party to return or compensate for any loss or harm they have caused to another.

Oral Agrees

Agreements or contracts made through spoken communication rather than written, subject to certain legal limitations.

Consequential Damages

Indirect losses that arise not directly from a breach of contract but as a foreseeable result of the breach.

Compensatory Damages

Monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff to offset losses or injuries that have occurred due to another's wrongdoing.