PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 18, Problem 5PS
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To discuss: The relative tax advantage of corporate debt when all the equity income is received as
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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.
What is the relative tax advantage of corporate debt if the corporate tax rate Tc = 21%, thepersonal tax rate Tp = 37%, but all equity income is received as capital gains and escapestax entirely (TpE = 0%)? How does the relative tax advantage change if the companydecides to pau out all equity income as cash dividends that are taxed at 20%?
Refer to the corporate marginal tax rate information in Table 2.3 .
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Compute the average tax rate for a corporation with exactly $335,001 in taxable income.
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What is the average tax rate for a corporation with exactly $18,333,334?
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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))
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Chapter 18 Solutions
PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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