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You are a shareholder in a corporation. The corporation earns $4 per share before taxes. Once it has paid taxes it will distribute the rest of its earnings to you as a dividend. The corporate tax rate is 34% and the personal tax rate on dividend income is 25%.
1. How much is left for you after all taxes are paid?
2. What is your total effective tax rate?
1. Earnings per share before taxes = $4
Corporate tax rate = 34%
Earnings per share after taxes = Dividend per share = Earnings per share before taxes - Corporate tax = Earnings per share before taxes - Earnings per share before taxes x corporate tax rate = $4 x $4 x 34% = 4 - $1.36 = $2.64
Personal tax rate on dividend income = 25%
Amount left after all taxes are paid = Dividend per share - Personal income tax on dividends = Dividend per share - Dividend per share x Personal income tax rate on dividends = 2.64 - 2.64 x 25% = 2.64 - 0.66 = 1.98
Amount left after all taxes are paid = $1.98
2. Total tax = Corporate tax + Personal income tax on dividends = 1.36 + 0.66 = 2.02
Earnings per share before taxes = $4
Total Effective tax rate = Total tax / Earnings per share before taxes = 2.02 / 4 = 0.5050 = 50.50%
Hence Total Effective tax rate = 50.50%