Ch 1 Practice Q's-Answers

a. What is the relative tax advantage of corporate debt if the corporate tax rate is TC=0.22, the personal tax rate on interest is TpD=0.37, but all equity income is received as capital gains and escapes tax entirely ( TpE=0 )? b. How does the relative tax advantage change if the company decides to pay out all equity income as cash dividends that are taxed at 10% ? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.

Which statement below is incorrect in relation to the taxation of companies?   A.Companies are not entitled to a discount on capital gains B.Dividends paid by a company are included in the assessable income of resident shareholders C.The (flat) rate of tax for companies is 30% (unless entitled to a lower rate of corporate tax) D.Companies are entitled to a 50% discount in capital gains

What is the relative tax advantage of corporate debt if the corporate tax rate is Tc=0.35, the personal tax rate is Tp=0.35, but all equity income is received as capital gains and escapes tax entirely ( T pE =0)? How does the relative tax advantage change if the company decides to pay out all equity income as cash dividends that are taxed at 15%?

Refer to the corporate marginal tax rate information in Table 2.3 .    b-1 Compute the average tax rate for a corporation with exactly $335,001 in taxable income.      Average tax rate  %      b-2 What is the average tax rate for a corporation with exactly $18,333,334?      Average tax rate  %      c. The 39 percent and 38 percent tax rates both represent what is called a tax “bubble.” Suppose the government wanted to lower the upper threshold of the 39 percent marginal tax bracket from $335,000 to $216,000. What would the new 39 percent bubble rate have to be? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))      Bubble rate  %

18. The following are examples of corporate expenses deductible from gross income, except one a. Expenses paid to an advertising firm in order to create a favorable image for the corporation b. Contribution to drum up business like contribution of softdrinks to barrio fiesta c. Premiums on life insurance covering the life of an employee if the beneficiary is his heir d. Representation expenses designed to promote business

How much will it owe in taxes on these financial accounting question?

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Hello, can you plz explain how to get the average SHareholder equity in a detailed way? The ans is 9450 but how can we find it ?

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