George Judson Is the Sole Shareholder and Employee of Black

question 50

Multiple Choice

George Judson is the sole shareholder and employee of Black Corporation, a C corporation that is engaged exclusively in engineering services. During the year, Black has gross revenues of $420,000 and operating expenses (excluding salary) of $200,000. Further, Black Corporation pays George a salary of $190,000. The salary is reasonable in amount and George is in the 35% marginal tax bracket irrespective of any income from Black. Assuming that Black Corporation distributes all after-tax income as dividends, how much total combined income tax do Black and George pay in the current year? (Ignore any employment tax considerations.)

• A)$66,675.
• B)$79,925.
• C)$83,325.
• D)$87,500.
• E)None of the above.

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