Question

Maria, a citizen and resident of Mexico, received the following investment income during 2018: $1,000 of dividend income from ownership of stock in a U.S. corporation, $2,000 interest from a bond issued by a U.S. corporation, $3,000 of rental income from property located in the United States, and $500 capital gain from sale of a stock in a U.S. corporation. How much of Maria’s income will be subject to U.S. taxation in 2018?

Answer 1

Answer: $6,000

Explanation:

Maria is a citizen and resident of Mexico so the only way the U.S. can tax Maria is by taxing income that is in U.S. jurisdiction before it comes to Maria.

This will include the dividend from ownership of stock in a U.S. Corporation, the interest from a U.S. company issued bond and rental income from a property located in the U.S.

The U.S. will be unable to tax the capital gain from sale of stock however because the sale might not be conducted in the U.S.

Income subject to U.S. taxation is therefore:

= 1,000 + 2,000 + 3,000

= $6,000