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Moana is a single taxpayer who operates a sole proprietorship. She expects her taxable income next year to be $250,000, of which $200,000 is attributed to her sole proprietorship. Moana is contemplating incorporating her sole proprietorship. (Use the tax rate schedule).
a. Using the single individual tax brackets and the corporate tax rate of 21 percent, find out how much current tax this strategy could save Moana (ignore any Social Security, Medicare, or self-employment tax issues).
Answer:-
Individual's tax rate slabs :-
Amounts | Percentages |
$0 to $9,325 | 10% |
$9,326 to $37,950 | 15% |
$37,951 to $91,900 | 25% |
$91,901 to $191,650 | 28% |
$191,651 to $416,700 | 33% |
Corporate's tax rate slabs :-
Amounts | Percentages |
Up to $50,000 | 15% |
$50,000 to $75,000 | 25% |
$75,000 to $100,000 | 34% |
$100,000 to $335,000 | 39% and so on...... |
a. Using the single individual tax brackets and the corporate tax rate of 21 percent, find out how much current tax this strategy could save Moana (ignore any Social Security, Medicare, or self-employment tax issues):-
Taxes on monan's individual income
$9,325 * 10% = $9,325 * 0.1 = $932.5 |
$932.5 |
( $37,950 - $9,326) * 15% = $28,625 * 0.15 = $4,293.75 |
$4,293.75 |
($91,900 - $37,951) * 25% = 53,949 * 0.25 = $13,487.25 |
$13,487.25 |
($191,650 - $91,901) * 28% = 99,749 * 0.28 = $27,929.72 |
$27,929.72 |
Total taxes on my salary |
= $4,293.75 + $13,487.25 + $27,929.72 = $45,710.72 |
Taxes on corporate income:-
$50,000 * 15% = $7,500 |
$7,500 |
$75,000 - $50,000 ) * 25% = 25,000 * 0.25 = $6250 |
$6250 |
Total taxes in corporate income |
= $6250 + $7,500 = $13,750 |
Total taxes = individual taxes - corporate taxes
= $45,71.72 - $13,750
= $59,460.72
Total taxes = $59,460.72 |