Question

ABC, Inc., has $120,000 U.S.-source income, $80,000 of foreign source income, and $25,000 foreign taxes deemed paid. Assume that the U.S. income tax liability before the foreign tax credit is $61,250. ABC's foreign tax credit is ________.A. - $0 -
B. $24,500
C. $25,000
D. $61,250

Answer 1

Answer:

B) $24,500

Explanation:

ABC's foreign tax credit should be $25,000, but there is a foreign tax credit limitation that it cannot exceed, that limitation would be:

[foreign income / (domestic income + foreign income)] x domestic tax liability

= [$80,000 / ($120,000 + $80,000)] x $61,250 = $24,500

Since $24,500 is lower than $25,000, then you have to take $24,500