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A corporation’s pretax net income of $1,000,000 is taxable based on 10% of the first $300,000, 16% of the next $300,000, and 21% of the balance:
What is the corporation’s average tax rate?
What is the corporation’s marginal tax rate?
Slab |
Income (allocation) |
Tax rate |
Income*Tax rate |
300,000.00 |
300,000 |
10% |
30,000 |
300,001-600,000 |
300,000 |
16% |
48,000 |
600,001-above |
400,000 |
21% |
84,000 |
Total |
1,000,000 |
162,000 |
Average tax rate = Total tax / Total Income
Average tax rate = 162000 / 1000000
Average tax rate = 16.20%
.
Marginal tax rate = Higher slab rate = 21.00%
As individual has reached to higher tax slab any additional or marginal income will fall in higher slab rate only.