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Ashton Corporation is headquartered in Pennsylvania and has a
state income tax base there of $580,000. Of this amount, $61,000
was nonbusiness income. Ashton’s Pennsylvania apportionment factor
is 40.30 percent. The nonbusiness income allocated to Pennsylvania
was $31,500.
Assuming a Pennsylvania corporate tax rate of 8.25 percent, what is
Ashton’s Pennsylvania state tax liability? (Round your
answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
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Solution: | ||||
Ashton’s Pennsylvania state tax liability =$19,854 | ||||
Working Notes: | ||||
Computation of Ashton’s Pennsylvania state tax liability | ||||
State tax base | $580,000 | a= Given | ||
Less | Total allocated income | $61,000 | b= Given | |
[total nonbusiness income] | ||||
Apportionable income | $519,000 | c=a-b | ||
Pennsylvania apportionment factor | 40.30% | d=given | ||
Pennsylvania apportioned Income | $209,157 | e=c x d | ||
[ Apportionable income x Pennsylvania apportionment factor ] | ||||
[$519,000 x 40.30%] | ||||
Pennsylvania allocated income | $31,500 | f = given | ||
[nonbusiness income allocated to Pennsylvania] | ||||
Taxable income at Pennsylvania | $240,657 | g=e+f | ||
[$209,157 + $31,500] | ||||
Pennsylvania corporate tax rate | 8.25% | h=given | ||
Pennsylvania state tax liability | 19854.2025 | i=g x h | ||
[$240,657 x 8.25%] | ||||
Hence, | ||||
Pennsylvania state tax liability | 19,854 | |||
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