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Commonly Understood Symbols



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                                                                                                Hybrid   partnership: Treated as a
                                                                               HP               flow-through for US tax
             USP
               US   parent corporation                                         purposes; treated    as a

                                                                                                corporation in the country of
                                                                                                organization


                                                                                                Reverse hybrid corporation –

                                                                                                Treated as   a corporation for US
                                Controlled foreign
             CFC
               corporation                                    RH               tax purposes; treated    as a flow-
                                                                                                through entity in the
                                                                                                                        country of
                                                                                                organization


                                 Disregarded entity    that is
                                 owned directly    by a US

                                                                                                   A true domestic branch (US and

               DE                company    – treated as a                      BR              foreign tax purposes)
                                 branch for

                                              US tax purposes;
                                 corporation in the country       of
                                 organization


                                                                                                    A true foreign branch (US and


               DE                Disregarded entity for US                    FBR               foreign tax purposes)
                                 tax purposes, corporation in

                                 the country of organization



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