Corporate Foreign Tax Credit, Tax Year 2017 One Sheet PDF

What is the Corporate Foreign Tax Credit?

The corporate foreign tax credit is a set of provisions designed by Congress to eliminate potential double taxation on the foreign-source income of U.S. corporations. Double taxation occurs when an item of income is taxed by both the United States, as the corporation's country of residence, as well as by the country where the income was generated. The current provisions allow U.S. businesses to credit their foreign taxes paid, accrued, or deemed paid against their U.S. income tax liability, subject to limitations that prevent taxpayers from using taxes paid in a country with a higher tax rate than the U.S. to offset their tax liability on U.S. income. Corporations are required to calculate this credit separately for different income categories to prevent taxpayers from combining income that is traditionally taxed at low rates, such as dividend or interest income, with income that is typically taxed at higher rates, such as active business income. The corporate foreign tax credit is reported on Form 1118, Foreign Tax Credit - Corporations.

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Statistical tables

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U.S. Corporation Income Tax Returns with a Foreign Tax Credit

Data presented Classified by Tax years
Table 1:  Total Assets, Income, Taxes, and Credits, and Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes Major and selected minor industry 2020 XLSX   2018 XLSX   2017 XLSX   2016 XLSX   2015 XLSX   2014 XLS   2013 XLS   2012 XLS   2011 XLS   2010 XLS   2009 XLS   2008 XLS   2007 XLS   2006 XLS   2005 XLS   2004 XLS   2003 XLS   2002 XLS   2001 XLS   2000 XLS   1999 XLS   1998 (by NAICS) XLS   1998 (by SIC) XLS   1997 XLS   1996 XLS   1995 XLS   1994 XLS   1993 XLS   1992 XLS
Table 1.1:  Returns with Income in Excess Credit Position: Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes for Tax Year 2010 only Major and selected minor industry 2010 XLS
Table 1.2:  Returns with Income in Excess Limitation Position: Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes for Tax Year 2010 only Major and selected minor industry 2010 XLS
Table 2 [Discontinued]:  Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes Industrial sector and by type of foreign income for which separate credit was computed  2006 XLS   2005 XLS   2004 XLS   2003 XLS   2002 XLS   2001 XLS   2000 XLS   1999 XLS   1998 XLS   1997 XLS   1996 XLS   1995 XLS   1994 XLS   1993 XLS   1992 XLS

Table 2: Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes
Note: Listed as 'Table 3' prior to Tax Year 2006.

Selected country to which foreign taxes were paid 2020 XLSX   2018 XLSX   2017 XLSX   2016 XLS   2015 XLS   2014 XLS   2013 XLS   2012 XLS   2011 XLS   2010 XLS   2009 XLS   2008 XLS   2007 XLS   2006 XLS   2005 XLS   2004 XLS   2003 XLS   2002 XLS   2001 XLS   2000 XLS   1999 XLS   1998 XLS   1997 XLS   1996 XLS   1995 XLS   1994 XLS   1993 XLS   1992 XLS
Table 3:  Foreign Income, Deductions, and Taxes Category of foreign income for which separate credit was computed 2020 XLSX   2019 XLSX   2018 XLSX

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