Discussion Questions 10 & 11

WEEK 10 DISCUSSION

You have been hired by an international company identified as cooperating with a foreign country that the U.S. is boycotting. Present a defense for the company to overcome the presumption that all activities in the boycotted country involving all related persons are tainted.

Identify at least one (1) deterrent of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) used to discourage the payment of bribes and kickbacks to foreign officials. Next analyze the tax effects on U.S. shareholders as a result of these bribes and kickbacks.

WEEK 11 DISCUSSION

From this course, examine the single most impactful or interesting thing you learned. Explain what made it so.

Predict what you believe will be the most significant changes in international taxation you will likely see in the next few years. Explain your reasoning.