McCormick Corporation is a construction and engineering firm engaged in major public works projects throughout the world. During the taxable year it incurred various levies or charges from foreign governments.

 

 State if the following charges qualify as foreign income taxes creditable for US. Income purposes.

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• A) Relating to its construction of a harbor outside Panama City, McCormick Corporation was charged a withholding tax on its purchase of concrete from a Panamanian corporation.
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• B) Relating to its construction of an airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, McCormick Corporation was charged the standard tax for entry and doing business in the country. Given the lack of records detailing the cost of the project, the Government charged McCormick Corporation 10% of its gross receipts from the project
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• C) McCormick Corporation received a royalty for licensing engineering designs for bridge construction to a corporation organized in Japan. A 10% withholding tax was charged by Japan on the gross amount of the royalty.
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• D) On a project in Viet Nam McCormick Corporation paid for the income taxes of McCormick Asia Ltd, its wholly-owned entity organized in Singapore. Since its inception, McCormick Asia Ltd. has been classified as a disregarded entity directly owned by McCormick Corporation.
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