After completing this course, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize when a U.S. shareholder is required to include income from a controlled foreign corporation in gross income for income tax purposes
- Define and recognize the characteristics of a controlled foreign corporation
- Recognize how a controlled foreign corporation's shareholders are taxed
- Calculate Subpart F income
- Define and recognize the characteristics of previously taxed income including calculating the amount currently taxable, basis adjustments, foreign tax credit, blocked income, and reporting
Instructor bio
Tara Fisher has been practicing international tax for over 15 years. Her professional background includes working for the U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, the national tax practice of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and the University of Pittsburgh. During her time with Congress, Tara worked on the Senate Finance Committee's investigation of Enron Corporation and assisted with the ratification of bilateral income tax treaties with the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. While working for PwC, Tara was stationed abroad in London, where she advised European companies investing in the United States. Tara's extensive international and government experience led to the creation of two new courses at the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business--Tax Policy and International Tax. Tara is a Certified Public Accountant in the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia and holds both a Bachelors and Masters degree from the University of Virginia.
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