U.S. Taxation of
Foreign-Related
Transactions
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U.S. TAX OF FOREIGNRELATED TRANSACTIONS
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Jurisdiction
to tax
Taxation of U.S. citizens & resident aliens
Taxation of nonresident aliens
Taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad
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U.S. TAX OF FOREIGNRELATED TRANSACTIONS
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Tax
planning considerations
Compliance and procedural
Considerations
Financial statement implications
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Jurisdiction to Tax
U.S.
authority to tax foreignrelated transactions based on three factors
Taxpayer’s
country of citizenship
Taxpayer’s country of residence
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Taxation of U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens
U.S.
citizens and resident aliens taxed on worldwide income
Income earned in foreign countries or U.S. possessions receives special treatment
Foreign tax credit
Foreign earned exclusion
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Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
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FTC
permits U.S. citizens and residents to avoid double taxation
FTC directly reduces U.S. tax liability Creditable taxes
Taxes
paid or accrued in foreign country U.S.
citizens and residents eligible
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Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
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Translation
of foreign tax payments
Cash
basis taxpayers use exchange rate on date of payment
Accrual taxpayers use average exchange rate for the year
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Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
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FTC
limited to lesser of
Foreign tax actually paid OR foreign taxable income
U.S. tax worldwide taxable income x liability
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Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
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FTC
deducted after nonrefundable credits
Unused FTC carried back one year and forward ten years on a
FIFO basis to a year where taxpayer has an excess credit limitation Source of income rules on p. 6
Used
to determine numerator of
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Foreign Tax Credit (FTC)
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Special
Two
FTC limitation
separate baskets of income
1)Passive
income and 2)general limitation income
Foreign tax credit calculated for each basket of income
Excess
FTC from one basket cannot offset excess limitation amounts in another basket
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Foreign Earned Income
Exclusion (FEI) (1 of 5)
FEI
available to U.S. citizens and resident aliens working abroad
Eligibility
Bona
fide resident test
Resident
of foreign country uninterrupted for entire tax year and maintain tax home in foreign country
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Foreign Earned Income
Exclusion (FEI) (2 of 5)
Eligibility
Physical
(continued) presence test
Taxpayer
must be physically present in a foreign country for 330 full days during a 12-month period, AND
Maintain a tax home in a foreign country during that period
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Foreign Earned Income
Exclusion (FEI) (3 of 5)
Foreign
earned income
Wages,
salaries, & fees as compensation for personal services actually rendered
Amount
Lesser
of exclusion of $91,500,
OR
Foreign earned income for current year,
OR
$250.68
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Foreign Earned Income
Exclusion (FEI) (4 of 5)
Additional
exclusion for taxable housing allowance
Limitation
[Actual
lesser of
housing cost] – [16% x $91,500],
OR
($40.11/day) x (qualifying days/365), OR
(14% x $91,500) = $14,640
Housing
costs incurred in excess of
$14,640 are a for AGI deduction if not
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provided by employer
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Foreign Earned Income
Exclusion (FEI) (5 of 5)
Housing
allowance