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58 Akron L. Rev. 1 (2025)

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REFORMING THE FOREIGN TAX CREDIT, SUBPART F,
           AND   GILTI IN LIGHT OF PILLAR TwO


By Andrew   Duxbury, * Jonathan D.  Grossberg, ** and Genevieve Tokic ***

I.     In tro du ction ......................................................................2
II.    The  Foreign  Tax  Credit: Historical  Development and
       Modem Controversies.......................................................5
       A.   Overview   of the Foreign  Tax  Credit.............................5
       B.   Tax  Credits and  the Tax  Cuts and  Jobs Act..................7
       C.   GloBE   and the Foreign  Tax  Credit...............................9
III.   Definition  of an Income   Tax............................................15
       A.  Definition  of an  Income  Tax  Under   Pre-2022  Rules  ...15
       B.  Definition  of an  Income  Tax  Under   2022  Regulations  17
IV. The Foreign Tax Credit Reform Debate ...........................18
       A.  Policy  Considerations   for Foreign  Tax  Credits.......  19
            1. Revenue...............................................................20
            2. Double   Taxation,  Fairness, and  Neutrality(ies)......20
            3. Compliance, Simplicity, and Administrability.......22
       B.  Relevant   Foreign  Tax  Credit Reform   Proposals.....    23
V. Foreign Tax Credit Reform Proposal................................25
       A.   The Proposal.............................................................25
       B.  Illustrative Examples   and  Discussion.........................30
VI. Conclusion......................................................................38



         Andrew Duxbury is an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting at the James
Madison University College of Business and the Keiter Faculty Scholar
        Jonathan D. Grossberg is a tax attorney and a Tax & Accounting Specialist Editor for
Thomson Reuters
        Genevieve Tokic is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of the Tax LL.M. Program
at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The authors thank the organizers of and participants in the
2024 Virginia Accounting Research Conference and the International Tax Symposium sponsored by
The George W. Daverio School of Accountancy at the University of Akron, especially Doon
Narotzki, as well as the editors of the Akron Law Review for their comments and edits to this
Symposium Article. The authors also thank Frank Murphy, Steven Utke, Chrstina Lewellen,
Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Ryan C. Polk for their comments on a draft of the article. In addition,
Professor Tokic extends her gratitude to Joseph Brown for research assistance. This work was
supported by the James Madison University College of Business.


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