Emma, a U.S. resident, received the following income items for the current tax year. Identify the source

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Emma, a U.S. resident, received the following income items for the current tax year. Identify the source of each income item as either U.S. or foreign.

a. $600 interest from a savings account at a Florida bank.

b. $5,000 dividend from U.S. Flower Company, a U.S. corporation that operates solely in the eastern United States.

c. $7,000 dividend from Stern Corporation, a U.S. corporation that had total gross income of $4 million from the active conduct of a foreign trade or business for the immediately preceding three tax years. Stern's total gross income for the same period was $5 million.

d. $10,000 dividend from International Consolidated, Inc., a foreign corporation that had gross income of $4 million effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business for the immediately preceding three tax years. International's total gross income for the same period was $12 million.

e. $5,000 interest on Warren Corporation bonds. Warren is a U.S. corporation that derived $6 million of its gross income for the immediately preceding three tax years from operation of an active foreign business. Warren's total gross income for this same period was $7.2 million.

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A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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South Western Federal Taxation 2018 Corporations Partnerships Estates And Trusts

ISBN: 1389

41st Edition

Authors: William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, David M. Maloney

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