Ronald Is Exploring Whether to Open a Franchise of Quick

question 39

Essay

Ronald is exploring whether to open a franchise of Quick Tax. He plans on forming an S corporation and investing $15,000 of his own money while borrowing $45,000 from the bank to finance the purchase of the necessary computing equipment and software. The bank has proposed two financing options. Under the first option, the interest rate is only 10%, but the loan is recourse. The second option increases the interest rate to 15%, but the loan is nonrecourse.
a.Discuss the tax and non-tax aspects of the two options.
b.If Ronald incurs a $20,000 loss in the first year of operations, how much, if any, of the loss can he deduct if the loan is recourse? Nonrecourse?

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Definitions:

Accounting Rate of Return

A financial metric used to assess the profitability of an investment, calculated by dividing the average annual accounting profit by the initial investment cost.

Cash Payback Method

An investment appraisal technique that calculates the time needed to recoup the cost of an investment through cash flows.

Present Values

The present value is the current worth of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return.

Capital Rationing

The process of limiting the number of new projects or investments undertaken by a company due to budget constraints.