Rules for determination of amount, timing, character and source of foreign currency gains and loss are present in code section 988. Following transactions are included in code section...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 01/28/2016
Currency translation issues:Foreign branches and subsidiaries keep their books and records in the currency of host country.Parent companies in USA are required to compute their taxable...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 01/27/2016
USA will only tax foreign business earnings if it repatriates it to USA through dividends. This policy is known as “deferral”. Deferral creates an opportunity for avoiding...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 01/10/2016
General Income: It includes all income other than passive income. It includes most of the foreign source active business profits of domestic corporations and their foreign subsidiaries. Passive...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 12/21/2015
Gross income comes from following categories of income: Interest, Dividends, Personal Services, Rentals, Royalties, Gains from disposition of property. Leasing generates rental income....
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 03/05/2015
If a domestic corporation has a foreign subsidiary, this subsidiary will usually maintain its books and records in the currency of the country where it exists. If this subsidiary repatriates...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 12/02/2014
