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Rick Rocker, a nonresident alien, is interested in performing a rock concert in New York. A promoter in the United States ("Promoter")
has agreed to pay $1 million to Rocker to perform. What best describes the tax obligations of the US Promoter?
a. Promoter must withhold $300,000 on the fixed, determinable, annual, or periodic (FDAP) income paid to Rocker.
b. Promoter must withhold $370,000 on the effectively connected income paid to Rocker.
c. Promoter does not have any withholding obligation on the fixed, determinable, annual, or periodic (FDAP) income paid to Rocker.
d. None of the above.

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