Placard, a Multinational Corporation Based in the U

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Essay

Placard, a multinational corporation based in the U.S., has used ASC 740-30 (APB 23) to avoid reporting any U.S. deferred tax expense on $50 million of the earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. All of these subsidiaries operate in countries with lower tax rates than those of the U.S. When the profits eventually are repatriated, how is Placard's effective tax rate affected on its GAAP financial statements?

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