Green Valley Exporters USA has $100,000 of before tax foreign income. The host country has a corporate income tax rate of 25% and the U.S. has a corporate income tax rate of 35%. If the U.S. has a bilateral trade agreement with the host country that calls for the total tax paid to be equal to the maximum amount that could be paid in the highest taxing country, what is the total amount of income taxes Green Valley Exporters will pay to the host country, and how much will they pay in U.S income taxes on the foreign earned income

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Amount paid in host country will be = Income * Tax rate in host country = $100,000*25% = $25,000

Amount paid in US will be Income * Tax rate in US - Tax paid in host country (Since the tax rate in host country is lower than USA) = $100,000*35% - $25,000 = $35,000 - $25,000 = $10,000