Part 1

Information for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 for the Andean branch of Powell Corporation is presented in the following table. The corporate tax rate in the Andean Republic changes drastically year-to-year. The U.S. corporate tax rate each year is 21%.

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Foreign source income	$75,000	$100,000	$100,000
Foreign (Andean) tax rate	15%	20%	22%
Foreign taxes paid
U.S. tax before FTC

1. For Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3, what is the foreign tax credit allowed in the United States (fill in the table with your answer)? Show your work.
   1. $15,70, $21,000, and $21,000
   2. $11,250, $20,000, and $22,000
   3. $75,000, $100,000, and $100,000
   4. $11,250, $20,000, and $21,000
   5. $15,70, $21,000, and $22,000
2. For Year 2, what is the net U.S. tax liability? Show your work.
   1. $22,000
   2. $0
   3. $1,000
   4. $2,000
   5. $21,000

3. For Year 3, what is the net U.S. tax liability? Show your work.
   1. $22,000
   2. $0
   3. $1,000
   4. $2,000
   5. $21,000

4. In Year 3, how much excess foreign tax credit can Powell carry back? Show your work.
   1. $22,000
   2. $0
   3. $1,000
   4. $2,000
   5. $21,000