Jamal Corporation,a C Corporation,projects That It Will Have Taxable Income

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Essay

Jamal Corporation,a C corporation,projects that it will have taxable income of $500,000 before incurring any lease expenses.Jamal's tax rate is 34 percent.Ali,Jamal's sole shareholder,has a marginal tax rate of 33 percent on ordinary income and 15 percent on dividend income.Jamal always distributes all of its after-tax earnings to Ali.
a.What is the amount of the combined corporate and shareholder level tax on Jamal Corp.'s $500,000 pre-lease expense income if Jamal Corp.distributes all of its after-tax earnings to its sole shareholder Ali (ignore the 3.8% net investment income tax)?
b.What is the amount of the combined corporate and shareholder level tax on Jamal Corp.'s $500,000 pre-lease expense income if Jamal leases equipment from Ali at a cost of $120,000 for the year (ignore the 3.8% net investment income tax)?
c.What is the amount of the combined corporate and shareholder level tax on Jamal Corp.'s $500,000 pre-lease expense income if Jamal Corp.leases equipment from Ali at a cost of $120,000 for the year but the IRS determines that the fair market value of the lease payments is $80,000 (ignore the 3.8% net investment income tax)?

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

A method for determining the cost of goods sold and the value of the remaining inventory by calculating the average cost of all available units for sale.

Conversion Costs

The sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs, representing the costs to convert raw materials into finished products.

Direct Materials

The raw materials that are directly traced and integrated into the final product and are a significant part of the manufacturing cost.

Weighted-Average Method

is an inventory costing method that assigns the average cost of goods available for sale to both ending inventory and cost of goods sold.