Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI)
Definitions
- Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC):
- International Filing Type is Foreign Entity.
- In theBinder Propertiestab:
- International, Foreign Entity Type is Controlled Foreign Corporation.
- International Entity Type is Foreign Entity.
- GILTI Tested Unit:
- A CFC, or a division of a CFC, if in theBinder Propertiestab International, GILTI Tested Unit is selected.
- U.S. Shareholder:
- International Filing Type is Foreign Tax Credit.
- In the Organization Chart, the entity directly owns a foreign entity.
- Only shareholders with an ownership of more than 10% are automatically included in the GILTI calculations.To review the Organization Chart, in the top consolidation under Foreign Tax Credit in International Diagram:
- For Organization or Intercompany, selectOwnership. For Layout, selectTree.
- SelectLoad.
- U.S. Shareholders are Domestic Corporations above the highestForeign Corporation(s).
- Ownership percentages next to the lines connecting entities are multiplied through a maximum of Seven (7) Foreign Corporation levels.
- Updates are entered in the top consolidation inBinder Propertiestab International Members by selectingParent(s)orAdd Ownership, then selecting theParentand entering the Ownership Percentage, summing to 100.000000.
- If the U.S. Shareholder owns less than 10% of the CFC, in the top consolidation in CFC Overrides under Foreign Tax Credit.
- For Foreign Entity, select theCFC, then in columnDeemed Paid Credit Test OverrideselectPass Ownership Test for Deemed Paid Credit Purpose.
- If the columnParent TypeisUSorUS/DO, in columnU.S. Shareholder Override, selectTreat this entity as a U.S. Shareholder, thenSave.
- When changes are made to the ownership, in the top consolidation under Foreign Tax Credit in theInternational ComputestabE&P, LT, SUBF, selectall entities.
- UnderSelect Computes, selectE&P, Look Through(optional), andSubpart F, thenCompute.
GILTI calculation
- In the top consolidation in , selectTransfer Subpart F Results to GILTI WorkpaperandGILTI High Tax Exception.
- InForeign Entity Section 163(j) Calculation, selectTransfer to 163(j) Workpaper,163(j) Adjustment – GILTI Computations, and163(j) Adjustment – Subpart F Computations.
- In the CFC under Foreign Entity in theGILTI (Global Intangible Low Taxed Incometab, QBAI in Functional Currency for 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, and 4th Quarter, populate Bases in Specified Tangible Property, Accumulated Tax Depreciation (Enter as a Negative) (optional), and Other Adjustments (optional). SelectSave.
- In theTested Item Sourcing and Translationtab for 8 Qualified Business Asset Investment (QBAI), enter the Passive Income and General Limitation Income amounts. SelectSave.
- In theHigh Tax Exception Adjustmentstab for Entity, select theCFCorDivision.
- For Disregarded Payments (FC), Other Deductions Adjustment (FC), Interest Expense Adjustment (FC), and Foreign Income Taxes Adjustment (FC), populate the Passive Income and General Limitation Income, with positive amounts decreasing Gross Income, or increasing Other Deductions, Interest Expense and Foreign Income Taxes, and negative amounts increasing Gross Income or decreasing Other Deductions, Interest Expense and Foreign Income Taxes.
- In the top consolidation under Foreign Tax Credit in theInternational ComputetabE&P, LT, SUBF, selectall entities, E&P, Look Through,Subpart F, andTransfer to US5471, US8865 and US8858 (International Organization Chart), thenCompute.
- In the top consolidation under , selectSubpart F,all entities, thenSave Entities.
- Review the reports at .
- Section 951A GILTI High Tax Exceptionpopulates with:
- The country, group, and amounts for each GILTI Tested Unit for Passive Income and General Limitation Income.
- Subtotaled by Tested Unit.
- Totaled by the CFC with the calculated amounts and adjustments that transfer to Foreign Entity inGILTI (Global Intangible Low Taxed IncometabsTested Item Sourcing and TranslationandHigh Tax Exception Adjustments.
- Verify for each division, tested unit, and the CFC:
- Tested Unit Country Group
- Country of Operation
- Tested Unit Status
- Subpart F Income
- High Tax Exception Income
- Related Party Dividends
- Disregarded Payments Adjustments
- Weighted Average Exchange Rate
- Total Foreign Income Taxes Paid (U.S. Dollar)
- Effective Tax Rate
- Tentative Tested Income (FC) Not Excepted
- Tentative Tested Income (FC) Qualified for Exception
- GILTI Tested Item Sourcing and Translation Import Report populates with the amounts under Foreign Entity in theGILTI (Global Intangible Low Taxed Incometab Tested Item Sourcing and Translation for transfer to inSchedule I-1tabsPassive Category IncomeandGeneral Category Income.
- Consolidated Group GILTI (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income) Tested Items populates with the amounts for each CFC multiplied by the total U.S. shareholder Ownership Percentage summed to the consolidated totals or Tested Income, Test Loss, Qualified Business Asset Investment (QBAI), Tested Interest Income, Tested Interest Expense, and Specified Interest Expense.
- Verify the Last Subpart F Calculation is the same date and time for all CFCs.
- EIN or Reference ID is populated for all CFCs.
- Under U.S. Shareholder Ownership, Consolidated Group U.S. Shareholder Ownership is greater than 50% and the correct percentage.
- Under Consolidated Group Tested Income (Loss), whether the amount of Consolidated Group Tested Income or Consolidated Group Tested (Loss) in column Total is greater.
- Under Consolidated Group Qualified Business Asset Investment (QBAI), the amount of Consolidated Group QBAI in column Total.
- Under Consolidated Group Specified Interest Expense, the amount of Specified Interest Expense in column Total.
- Form 8992 Schedule A – U.S. Shareholder CFC Detail Report populates with the back allocation to each U.S. shareholder.
- Each CFC is owned by each U.S. shareholder for transfer to Shareholder Calculation of GILTI in Organizer under Foreign Information in the U.S. shareholders.
- For Divisional Consolidation U.S. shareholders, inBinder PropertiestabMemberscolumnAction, the division withParent Binderselected.
- Verify CFC Name is 45 characters or less, and Last Subpart F Calculation is the same for all CFCs.
- U.S. Shareholder GILTI Deemed Paid Tax Report populates with the allocation of Tested Foreign Income Taxes (Total) to Passive Income and GILTI Income.
- The calculation of Section 78 Gross Up, and Tax Deemed Paid for each U.S. Shareholder for transfer to and951A-951AunderSchedule Dunder eachCFCinSchedule D.