The Foreign Tax Credit Is Equal to the Smaller of Foreign

question 57

True/False

The foreign tax credit is equal to the smaller of foreign taxes paid or accrued in the tax year or the portion of the U.S.income tax liability attributable to the income earned in all foreign countries.

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Definitions:

Economics

A branch of social science that examines the methods by which people, governmental bodies, corporations, and states allocate finite resources to meet their infinite needs.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregone alternatives when a decision is made, essentially what is given up to undertake a certain action.

Alternative Use

speaks to the different ways an asset or resource can be utilized outside its current application, highlighting its opportunity cost.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing to invest resources in one option over another.