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This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax professionals with an in-depth analysis of IRS foreign tax credit regulations and issued guidance. The panel will discuss income sourcing, foreign tax redeterminations and sourcing of inclusions under sections 951, 951A, and 1293. It will also address digital services taxes, rules relating to foreign-derived intangible income (FDII), and other critical issues.

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Description

The IRS continues its focus on foreign tax credit standards since issuing final regulations and guidance concerning determining allowable foreign tax credits, allocating those tax credits, income-sourcing standards, and clarification on other vital issues. These regulations and related guidance are critical to foreign tax planning and compliance, requiring tax practitioners to align planning methods with the new rules.

The final regulations guide practitioners on many technical issues for applying for the foreign tax credit. The final rules provide clarity on critical issues. However, challenges remain.

Listen as our panel discusses the IRS regulations and related guidance for the foreign tax credit, tax planning for foreign income, the allocation of expenses, assigning foreign taxes to baskets and income groups, rules relating to FDII, sourcing of inclusions under Sections 951, 951A, and 1293, and other essential issues.

Outline

  1. Key provisions of the IRS FTC regulations and guidance
  2. Challenges in allocating and assigning foreign taxes to baskets and income groups
  3. Sourcing of inclusions under Sections 951, 951A, and 1293
  4. FDII rules and clarifications from recent FTC guidance
  5. Applicability of Section 245A(d)
  6. Pitfalls to avoid and effective tax planning tactics in light of final regulations

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the critical provisions of the IRS regulations impacting foreign tax planning?
  • What are the key provisions of recent IRS guidance?
  • What issues do the final regulations leave unresolved?
  • What are the challenges of allocating and assigning foreign taxes to baskets and income groups?
  • What are the issues associated with foreign tax redeterminations and methods to overcome them?
  • What are the issues associated with sourcing inclusions under Sections 951, 951A, and 1293?
  • What issues are associated with foreign income taxes subject to Section 245A(d)?
  • What are some key provisions clarifying rules related to FDII?