Pierre Corporation Has a Precredit U

Multiple Choice

Pierre Corporation has a precredit U.S. tax of $315,000 on $1,530,000 of taxable income in the current year. Pierre has $306,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as foreign branch income and $153,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as passive category income. Pierre paid $63,000 of foreign income taxes on the foreign branch income and $21,000 of foreign income taxes on the passive category income. What amount of foreign tax credit (FTC) can Pierre use on its current U.S. tax return and what is the amount of the carryforward, if any?

A) $31,500 FTC with $0 carryforward
B) $84,000 FTC with $0 carryforward
C) $18,900 FTC with $65,100 carryforward
D) $18,900 FTC with $0 carryforward