Principles of Corporate Finance
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 16, Problem 25PS
Payout and taxes* Which of the following U.S. investors have tax reasons to prefer companies that pay out cash by repurchases instead of cash dividends? Which should not care?
- a. A pension fund.
- b. An individual investor in the top income-tax bracket.
- c. A corporation.
- d. An endowment for a charity or university.
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