Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Level Basic Advanced Military International

Foreign Tax Credit Workout

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Type a Q next to each tax that qualifies for the foreign tax credit or NQ next to those that do not. Assume the taxpayer is a U.S. citizen or resident living in a nonsanctioned foreign country, and that the tax is being paid to a foreign government on foreign-sourced income.

Description Type of Tax
Q Qualifies as eligible for the foreign tax credit Match Dividend taxes
NQ Does not qualify as eligible for the foreign tax credit Foreign oil—related income tax
  Interest income tax
  Real estate taxes
  Income tax on wages from a foreign country
  Taxes paid that are returned to the taxpayer in the form of a subsidy