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Green Valley Exporters USA has $100,000 of before tax foreign income. The host country has a corporate income tax rate of 25% and the U.S. has a corporate income tax rate of 35%.
-Refer to Instruction 15.1.If the U.S.has a bilateral trade agreement with the host country that calls for the total tax paid to be equal to the maximum amount that could be paid in the highest taxing country,what is the total amount of income taxes Green Valley Exporters will pay to the host country,and how much will they pay in U.S income taxes on the foreign earned income?
A) $25,000; $10,000
B) $25,000; $26,250
C) $35,000; $0
D) none of the above

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The total tax paid is equal to the maximum amount that could be paid in the highest taxing country, which is the U.S. with a 35% tax rate. Therefore, the total tax paid is $35,000. The host country will receive $25,000 in taxes, and the U.S. will receive $10,000 in taxes.

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