Spartan Corporation, a U$.$S$.$ corporation, reported $$6\mathrm{.}5$ million of pretax income from its business operations in Spartania, which were

conducted through a foreign branch. Spartanla taxes branch income at $15$ percent, and the United States taxes corporate income at $21$ percent.

Required:

a$.$ If the United States provided no mechanism for mitigating double taxation, what would be the total tax $($U$.$S$.$ and foreign$)$ on the $$6\mathrm{.}5$ million

of branch profits?

b$.$ Assume the United States allows U$.$S$.$ corporations to exclude foreign source income from U$.$S$.$ taxation. What would be the total tax on the

$$6\mathrm{.}5$ million of branch profits?

c$.$ Assume the United States allows U$.$S$.$ corporations to claim a deduction for foreign income taxes. What would be the total tax on the $$6\mathrm{.}5$

million of branch profits?

d$-1.$ Assume the United States allows U$.$S$.$ corporations to claim a credit for foreign income taxes paid on foreign source income. What would be

the total tax on the $$6\mathrm{.}5$ million of branch profits?

d$-2.$ Assume the United States allows U$.$S$.$ corporations to claim a credit for foreign income taxes paid on foreign source income. What would

be your answer if Spartania taxed branch profits at $30$ percent?

Note: For all requirements, enter your answers In dollars and not in millions of dollars.

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