New America, Inc., a USA exporter of computer hardware intends to open a retail subsidiary in Kabul, Afghanistan sometime during tax year 2019. New America’s chief accountant has contacted our firm to inquire about income taxation for this planned business in Afghanistan and about the income tax obligations they might incur if they followed through with their plan. They also have asked to compare the Afghanistan tax rates and the rules governing ordinary and necessary business deductions to the respective US tax provisions. What would be the tax memorandum for this question

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New America, Inc., a USA exporter of computer hardware intends to open a retail subsidiary in Kabul, Afghanistan sometime during tax year 2019. New America’s chief accountant has contacted our firm to inquire about income taxation for this planned business in Afghanistan and about the income tax obligations they might incur if they followed through with their plan. They also have asked to compare the Afghanistan tax rates and the rules governing ordinary and necessary business deductions to the respective US tax provisions. What would be the tax memorandum for this question. 

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