ForCo, a Foreign Corporation, Receives Interest Income of $100,000 from USCo

question 67

Multiple Choice

ForCo, a foreign corporation, receives interest income of $100,000 from USCo, an unrelated domestic corporation. USCo has historically earned 85% of its income from foreign sources. What amount of ForCo's interest income is
U.S. source?

• A) $0
• B) $50,000
• C) $85,000
• D) $100,000

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