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Consider a C corporation. The corporation earns $2 per share before taxes. After the corporation has paid its corresponding taxes, it will distribute 50% of its earnings to its shareholders as a dividend. The corporate tax rate is 35%, the tax rate on dividend income is 20%, and the personal income tax rate is set at 28%. What are the shareholder's earnings from the corporation after all corresponding taxes are paid?
Earnings before tax = $2
less: corporate Tax ($2 * 35%) = $0.7
Earnings after tax = $1.3
Distributes 50 % of it earnings to its shareholders as a dividend
Dividend distribution = $1.30 * 50%
= $0.65
Tax rate on dividend income is 20%
Dividend after tax = $0.65 * ( 1 – tax rate)
= $0.65 * (1 – 0.20)
= $0.65 * 0.80
= $0.52
Personal income tax rate is 28%
shareholders earnings after income tax = $0.52 * (1 – 0.28)
= $0.52 * 0.72
= $0.3744
The shareholders earnings from the corporation after all corresponding taxes are paid is $0.3744