Flycatcher Corporation,a C Corporation,has Two Equal Individual Shareholders,Nancy and Pasqual

question 33

Multiple Choice

Flycatcher Corporation,a C corporation,has two equal individual shareholders,Nancy and Pasqual.In the current year,Flycatcher earned $100,000 net profit and paid a dividend of $10,000 to each shareholder.Regardless of any tax consequences resulting from their interests in Flycatcher,Nancy is in the 33% marginal tax bracket and Pasqual is in the 15% marginal tax bracket.With respect to the current year,which of the following statements is incorrect?

• A)Flycatcher cannot avoid the corporate tax altogether by distributing all $100,000 of net profit as dividends to the shareholders.
• B)Nancy incurs income tax of $1,500 on her dividend income.
• C)Pasqual incurs income tax of $1,500 on his dividend income.
• D)Flycatcher pays corporate tax of $22,250.
• E)None of the above.

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Certainty Equivalent

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