Foreign Source Income
Section 988
Tax Treaties
Name the Form
100

What makes US unique in considering residency for tax treaty applicability

What is citizenship is considered

100

Transactions which include debt instruments, payables, receivables, forward contracts, futures contracts, options or similar instruments denominated in any nonfunctional currency

What is Section 988 Transactions

100

What makes US unique in considering residency for tax treaty applicability?

Citizenship is considered

100

Treaty used by foreign corporations to prove foreign residency

What is W-8BEN-E

200

This limitation prevents taxpayers from crediting all of their foreign income taxes

What is the Foreign Tax Credit Limitation

200

Is section 988 Gain/loss Ordinary or capital in nature

Ordinary

200

Article of the US Model Tax Treaty where permanent Establishment is defined

What is Article 5

200

Treaty Form used by foreign individuals to prove foreign residency

What is W-8BEN

300

This type of source income was generated within the District of Columbia and US territorial waters

What is US Source Income

300

Section 988 generally operates on a _____ based system.

Realization based system

300

Is Permanent Establishment in a foreign jurisdiction established with storage activities?

No

300

Treaty form used by foreign partnerships to prove foreign residency

What is W-8IMY

400

This type of source income was generated in US airspace and in Puerto Rico

What is Foreign Source Income

400

If market to market election is revoked, how many years must a taxpayer wait before it can be re-elected without IRS consent?

5 years

400

The default withholding tax rate in the US

30%

400

Form used for certain payments to foreign parties or US sourced income of non-US parties

What is Form 1042

500

ABC Corp has a taxable income of $250, all of which is from a foreign branch. The US tax rate is 21%. The Foreign tax rate is 13%. How much would be our US tax after the foreign tax credit is applied?

US Tax Pre-credit: $250 x 21% = $52.50    Foreign Tax: $250 x 13% = $32.50                    US Tax after FTC: $52.50 - $32.50 = $20

500

How is foreign currency sourced under section 988?

Based upon the residence of the holder

500

The reason the US would have an 0% withholding rate on interest?

What is to promote foreign investment in the US

500

Form that must be filed when claiming treaty-based position on a tax return

What is Form 8833