. How much of the dividend from the Mexican subsidiary is subject to U.S. taxation? b-2. Are any of the Mexican taxes imposed on the income distributed creditable to the U.S.?

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Valley View Inc., a U.S. corporation, formed a wholly owned Mexican corporation to conduct manufacturing and selling operations in Mexico. In its first year of operations, the Mexican corporation reported taxable income of Mex$5,000,000 and paid Mexican income tax of Mex$1,500,000 on its taxable income. In the second year of its operations, the Mexican subsidiary pays a dividend of Mex$2.000,000 to Valley View, Inc. The dividend is subject to a 10 percent withholding tax (Mex$200,000) under the U.S.-Mexico treaty. Assume the currency translation rate for both years is Mex$1:US$0.05.

b-1. How much of the dividend from the Mexican subsidiary is subject to U.S. taxation?

b-2. Are any of the Mexican taxes imposed on the income distributed creditable to the U.S.?

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