Sombrero Corporation, a U.S. corporation, operates through a branch in Espania. Management projects that the companys pretax income in the next taxable year will be $163,700, $140,000 from U.S. operations and $23,700 from the branch. Espania taxes corporate income at a rate of 45 percent. The U.S. corporate tax rate is 35 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Problem 24-55 Part-a

a. If managements projections are accurate, what will be Sombreros excess foreign tax credit in the next taxable year? Assume all of the income is general category income.

What is the excess foreign tax credit?

Problem 24-55 Part-b

b. Management plans to establish a second branch in Italia. Italia taxes corporate income at a rate of 30 percent. What amount of income will the branch in Italia have to generate to eliminate the excess credit generated by the branch in Espania?

What is income?