Spartan Corporation, a U. S. corporation, reported $3.5 million of pretax income from its business operations in Spartania, which were conducted through a foreign branch. Spartania taxes branch income at 15 percent, and the United States taxes corporate income at 21 percent.
Required:a. If the United States provided no mechanism for mitigating double taxation, what would be the total tax (U. S. and foreign) on the $3.5 million of branch profits?b. Assume the United States allows U. S. corporations to exclude foreign source income from U. S. taxation. What would be the total tax on the $3.5 million of branch profits?c. Assume the United States allows U. S. corporations to claim a deduction for foreign income taxes. What would be the total tax on the $3.5 million of branch profits?