Comet operates solely within the United States. It owns two subsidiaries conducting business in theUnited States and several foreign countries. Both subsidiaries are U.S. corporations. This year, thethree corporations report the following:Foreign Source Income U.S. Source Income Foreign Income Tax Paid$ 780,0000$ 388,0001,270,000Comet OSub 1Sub 2$3,840,0004,400,000235,000592,500Required:1. If Comet and its two subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. tax return, compute consolidatedincome tax.2. What is the aggregate tax of the group if the three corporations file separate U.S. tax returns?

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Comet operates solely within the United States. It owns two subsidiaries conducting business in the United States and several foreign countries. Both subsidiaries are U.S. corporations. This year, the three corporations report the following: Foreign Source Income U.S. Source Income Foreign Income Tax Paid $ 780,000 0 235,000 $ 388,000 592,500 1,270,000 Comet O Sub 1 $ 3,840,000 Sub 2 4,400,000 Required: 1. If Comet and its two subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. tax return, compute consolidated income tax. 2. What is the aggregate tax of the group if the three corporations file separate U.S. tax returns?

Comet operates solely within the United States. It owns two subsidiaries conducting business in the United States and several foreign countries. Both subsidiaries are U.S. corporations. This year, the three corporations report the following: Foreign Source Income U.S. Source Income Foreign Income Tax Paid $ 780,000 0 235,000 $ 388,000 592,500 1,270,000 Comet O Sub 1 $ 3,840,000 Sub 2 4,400,000 Required: 1. If Comet and its two subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. tax return, compute consolidated income tax. 2. What is the aggregate tax of the group if the three corporations file separate U.S. tax returns?

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Comet operates solely within the United States. It owns two subsidiaries conducting business in the
United States and several foreign countries. Both subsidiaries are U.S. corporations. This year, the
three corporations report the following:
Foreign Source Income U.S. Source Income Foreign Income Tax Paid
$ 780,000
0
$ 388,000
1,270,000
Comet O
Sub 1
Sub 2
$3,840,000
4,400,000
235,000
592,500
Required:
1. If Comet and its two subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. tax return, compute consolidated
income tax.
2. What is the aggregate tax of the group if the three corporations file separate U.S. tax returns?

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