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Andy, Jim and Dwight are starting a professional paper shredding company, and they are still exploring the pros and cons of the following types of legal entities:
C-corporation
Limited partnership
S-corporation
Andy and Jim will each contribute $200,000 in cash in exchange for their ownership interest. Dwight will contribute a warehouse that he owns that will be used to house the shredder machines. The warehouse has an FMV of $290,000 and is encumbered by a $90,000 mortgage. Dwight purchased the warehouse 3 years ago for $180,000. It was agreed that the profit and loss from the company's operations will be divided equally (i.e. 1/3 each) amongst the three owners.
Andy will manage the company's operations in exchange for $75,000 in compensation per year. Jim and Dwight will have minimal involvement in the company's operations, as they also own and manage full-time a company they formed as an LLC that sells pickled beets.
In addition to the $90,000 mortgage on the warehouse that is considered qualified nonrecourse financing, the company will also have a $180,000 recourse loan with a local bank and $75,000 in nonrecourse accounts payable. Jim and Dwight will not be included as guarantors for the recourse loan.
Assume Andy, Jim and Dwight decided to form a C-corporation. In its first year of operations, the C-corporation generated taxable income of $270,000 and made a cash distribution of $108,000 to the shareholders. The distribution is characterized as a qualified dividend and is subject to the net investment income tax.
What would the overall effective tax rate be (corporate + individual tax impact) on the $270,000 taxable income earned in the first year? Do not include the impact on Andy's tax liability for his compensation received from the corporation.
Applicable tax rates:
Corporate - 21%
Individual - ordinary income - 37%
Individual - qualified dividend income - 20%
Individual - net investment income - 3.8%
Multiple Choice
A.21.00%
B.30.52%
C.29.00%
D.34.32%
Solution: | ||
Computation of overall effective tax rate for C Corporation: | ||
C Corp. | Description | |
(1) Taxable income | $ 270,000.00 | |
(2) Entity level tax | $ 56,700.00 | (1) x 21% |
(3) After tax entity Earnings | $ 213,300.00 | (1) - (2) |
(4) Cash Distribution | $ 108,000.00 | |
(5) Shareholders tax | ||
Ordinary tax | $ - | |
Dividend tax | $ 21,600.00 | (4) x 20% |
Net investment income tax | $ 4,104.00 | (4) x 3.8% |
Total shareholder tax | $ 25,704.00 | |
(6) Total tax (Corporate + Individual) | $ 82,404.00 | (2) + (5) |
Overall effective tax rate | 30.52% | (6)/(1) |
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