Official Positions toward countertrade y 四到时经时和 o Official U.S. Policy is mixed The Treasury Department finds countertrade noncompetitive The Office of the U.s. Trade Representative finds countertrade the second best option The Defense Department maintains a"positive neutrality 'towards countertrade The Commerce Department is most supportive of a∥ government agencies The Internal Revenue Services concern is valuing countertrade transactions for tax purposes Copyright@ 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reservedCopyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. 22-8 Official Positions Toward Countertrade Official U.S. Policy is mixed • The Treasury Department finds countertrade noncompetitive. • The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative finds countertrade the second best option. • The Defense Department maintains a “positive neutrality” towards countertrade. • The Commerce Department is most supportive of all government agencies. • The Internal Revenue Service’s concern is valuing countertrade transactions for tax purposes