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Economic nexus:

A) May exist even though a firm has no physical presence in a state.
B) Does not create taxing jurisdiction under the Commerce Clause of the U.S.Constitution.
C) Requires a greater physical presence than traditional definitions of nexus.
D) Applies only to Internet business activities.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Koscil Inc. had the following taxable income. Koscil paid $315,000 foreign income tax. Compute its U.S. income tax liability.

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U.S. tax before credits = $776...

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The payroll factor in the UDITPA state income tax apportionment formula always includes executive compensation.

A foreign branch operation of a U.S. corporation is not a separate legal entity.

Tri-State's, Inc. operates in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Assume that each state has adopted the UDITPA formula. During the corporation's tax year ended December 31, the apportionment data indicated: Tri-State's income for the current year is $250,000. Approximately how much will be taxed by Kansas?

Many Mountains, Inc. is a U.S. multinational corporation. This year, it had the following income. Many Mountains paid $15,000 income tax to Country X and $28,500 income tax to Country Y. Compute Many Mountains' allowable foreign tax credit.

Lincoln Corporation, which has a 34% marginal tax rate, owns 50% of the stock of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) . At the beginning of the year, Lincoln's basis in its CFC stock was $100,000. The CFC's current year income was $1 million, $600,000 of which was subpart F income. The CFC paid no foreign income tax and distributed no dividends. What is Lincoln's tax basis in its CFC stock at the end of the taxable year?

Section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code gives the IRS the authority to apportion or allocate gross income, deductions, or credits between/among related parties to correct any distortion resulting from unrealistic prices charged by members of the group to each other for goods or services.

Under the U.S. tax system, a domestic corporation pays U.S. tax only on the portion of its business income earned in the United States.

The foreign tax credit can reduce a corporation's alternative minimum tax.

Excess foreign tax credits can only be carried to future tax years.

BiState Inc. conducts business in North Carolina and South Carolina. If BiState's apportionment percentage in North Carolina is 63%, its apportionment percentage in South Carolina can be no more than 37%.

The sales factor in the UDITPA state income tax apportionment formula equals out-of-state sales divided by total sales.

Under most tax treaties, income attributable to a permanent establishment through which a foreign taxpayer conducts business can be taxed only by the taxpayer's country of residence.

Pennworth Corporation operates in the United States and foreign country M. Its domestic subsidiary Delco, Inc. operates in foreign country N. This year, the two corporations report the following. If Pennworth and Delco file a consolidated U.S. tax return, compute consolidated income tax liability.

In which of the following cases are the U.S. shareholders in a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) deferring U.S. tax on the CFC's income?

Transfer prices cannot be used by U.S. corporations and their foreign affiliates to shift income between taxing jurisdictions.

Luttrix Inc. does business in Nebraska (6% tax rate) and Colorado (3% tax rate). All other factors being equal, Luttrix will reduce state taxes if it constructs a new manufacturing plant in Colorado.

Albany, Inc. does business in states C andD. State C uses an apportionment formula that double-weights the sales factor; state D apportions income using an equally-weighted three-factor formula. Albany's before tax income is $3,000,000, and its sales, payroll, and property factors are as follows.

Albany, Inc. does business in states C and D. State C apportions income using an equally-weighted three-factor formula; state D uses an apportionment formula that double-weights the sales factor. Albany's before tax income is $3,000,000, and its sales, payroll, and property factors are as follows.