Repatriating Prior Year Earnings from a Foreign Subsidiary Located in a Low-Tax

question 43

True/False

Repatriating prior year earnings from a foreign subsidiary located in a low-tax country where ASC 740-30 (APB 23) benefits were previously adopted will decrease a corporation's current year effective tax rate.

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