There Are No Personal Taxes on Income from Stocks

question 56

Essay

$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Consider an economy in which there are three groups of investors and no others. }\\\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Marginal tax rate } & \text { Personal wealth } \\\hline \text { Group } & \text { on bonds } & \text { (£ millions) } \\\hline \text { Plumbers } & 60 \% & 2,500 \\\hline \text { Doctors } & 50 \% & 700 \\\hline \text { Lawyers } & 40 \% & 100 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ There are no personal taxes on income from stocks.An investment is available that pays a tax-free 4%.The tax rate is 50%.Total corporate income before earnings and taxes (EBIT) is £224 million forever.What is the maximum debt-to-equity ratio for the economy as a whole?

Identify the differences between primary and secondary legal sources and their roles in legal research.

Recognize how legal opinions are published, organized, and cited in legal research.

Understand the use and significance of annotations, headnotes, and the key-number system in organizing legal information.

Comprehend the structure and utility of case digests in legal research.

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