GlobalCo, a foreign corporation not engaged in a U.S. trade or business, receives $80,000 in interest income from deposits with the foreign branch of a U.S. bank. The U.S. bank earns 24% of its income from foreign sources. How much of GlobalCo's interest income is U.S. source?

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Interest income received by a foreign corporation from deposits in a foreign branch of a U.S. bank is generally not considered U.S. source income. Since GlobalCo is not engaged in a U.S. trade or business and the income is from a foreign branch, the interest income would not be considered U.S. source, making the correct answer $0.

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