FLCo,a USCorporation,has $250,000 Interest Expense for the Tax Year

question 124

Multiple Choice

FLCo,a U.S.corporation,has $250,000 interest expense for the tax year.None of the interest relates to nonrecourse debt or loans from affiliated corporations.FLCo's U.S.and foreign assets are as follows.

How should FLCo allocate and apportion its interest expense between U.S.and foreign sources in order to maximize its FTC for the current year?

• A)Using tax book values.
• B)Using fair market value.
• C)Using tax book value for U.S. source and fair market value for foreign source.
• D)Using fair market value for U.S.-source and tax book value for foreign source.
• E)None of the above.

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