§ 78 Gross up for deemed paid foreign tax credit
If a domestic corporation chooses to have the benefits of subpart A of part III of subchapter N (relating to foreign tax credit) for any taxable year, an amount equal to the taxes deemed to be paid by such corporation under subsections (a) and (d) of section (determined without regard to the phrase “90 percent of” in subsection (d)(1) thereof) for such taxable year shall be treated for purposes of this title (other than sections and ) as a dividend received by such domestic corporation from the foreign corporation.
(Added Pub. L. 87–834, § 9(b), Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 1001; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title X, § 1033(b)(1), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1628; Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 14301(c)(1), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 119–21, title VII, § 70312(a)(2), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 203.)
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