Loretta Plans to Start a Small Business,operated Through a Corporation

question 67

Multiple Choice

Loretta plans to start a small business,operated through a corporation.In year 0,she expects the corporation to generate a loss of $100,000.Subsequently,she expects the corporation to be profitable,and projects profit of $150,000 in year 1,and $250,000 in year 2.Loretta's personal marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 39.6%.Using Appendix A and a 10% discount rate,calculate the present value of expected tax savings and costs on the business earnings for the first 3 years of operations if the business does not make an S corporation election.

• A)$73,518 total tax cost
• B)$88,250 total tax cost
• C)$115,406 total tax cost
• D)$118,800 total tax cost

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