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QUESTION 6
"Consider a C corporation. The corporation earns $1 per share before taxes. After the corporation has paid its corresponding taxes, it will distribute 0% of its earnings to its shareholders as a dividend. The corporate tax rate is 35%, the tax rate on dividend income is 28%, and the personal income tax rate is set at 28%. How much is the total effective tax rate on the corporation earnings?
Particulars | Amount | Tax |
Earnings | 1.00 | |
Less: tax@35% | (0.35) | 0.35 |
Balance | 0.65 | |
Dividends | - | |
Tax on dividends | - | - |
Total taxes | 0.35 | |
/ earnings | 1.00 | |
Effective tax rate | 35.00% |
Answer is 35%
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