Taxpayers who have accrued or paid foreign income taxes in a U.S. possession or foreign country can generally deduct those taxes from their U.S. tax on foreign source income. The foreign...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 11/17/2022
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
A general rule for tax planning for dividend repatriation includes cross-crediting, minimizing foreign withholding taxes and considering alternative methods of repatriating earnings. Cross-Crediting If...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 01/06/2016
Who can claim a deemed paid tax credit? - A domestic “C” corporation that owns 10% or more of the voting stock and receives...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 01/02/2016
Who can claim a deemed paid tax credit? - A domestic “C” corporation that owns 10% or more of the voting stock and receives...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 12/28/2015
If foreign tax credits exceed the limitation in a given taxable year, these can be carried back one year and forward up to ten years. Excess credits on general limitation income...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 12/25/2015
Deemed Paid Foreign Tax Credit U.S.A If a domestic Corporation receives dividends from foreign Corporation it usually cannot claim a deduction for dividends received. These dividends...
Posted by The Accounting and Tax on 12/01/2014
