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income statements. For the most recent year, calculate the average tax rate and EBIT, and find the total interest expense. From the annual balance sheets calculate the total long-term debts (including the portion due within one year). Using the interest expense and total long term debts, calculate the average cost of debt. Next, find the estimated beta for the company on the S&P Stock Report. Use this reported beta, a current T-bill rate,

of the following payments is a tax. Explain your answers. a. To incorporate his business, Alex pays the state of Texas a $2,000 incorporation fee. The incorporation fee is not a tax. Alex receives a direct benefit from the payment of the fee - the privilege of operating his business as a corporation b. The city paves a road and assesses each property owner on the road $4,000 for his or her share of the cost. The payment of the assessment is not a tax. The assessment is a property

Assumptions Customer retention/attrition is estimated by the Company to arrive at the adjusted revenue, however, no support is provided for the 75% of probability of retention.(Exhibit XI) Retention rate can be expected by conducting statistical analysis of historical customer turnover and revenue growth rates. When historical customer data of sufficient quality is not available, it may be necessary to rely on management estimates or industry data. Probability of retention is

Introduction. Arguably, the purpose of the tax system is to generate adequate funds to finance the smooth running of an economy, most especially in terms of redistribution of income to bridge the gap between the rich and poor. Designing and adopting a tax system that is efficient and fair is of great importance to the government and policy makers of any nation. According to Mankiw et al (2009) designing a system of taxation which is optimal has been a long standing issue which has been of interest

5%)/42.09 +5.5%=6.7% C5: Using redeemable bond formula: KD:  95.6= 100/ (1+KD/2)40 + 3.375(1-0.38)/(1+KD/2)n KD=4.52% C6: Using WACC formula: Rwacc =4.52*10.19% + 8.89*89.81% = 8.44% C7: average dividend growth rate: g = [0+12.5++ 20+12+8]/4 %=8% (Assumption: In this calculation, the growth rates significantly higher than 20% and negative figure have been ignored.) C8: Using CAPM:

"Does Australia Have A Good Income Tax System?" is a research paper that was published in the International Business and Economic Research Journal during May 2013. The paper was written by Anthony Stokes and Sarah Wright who are both economics professors at the Australian Catholic University. This research paper begins by comparing the tax system in Australia to that of member countries of the Convention on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is an organization

Republicans portray their pro-business legislation as essentially tax cuts for middle class families. While some argue that tax cuts will prevent business from shipping jobs abroad, others argue that they only benefit the wealthy. While conservative economists cite studies that prove the burden of taxing corporations higher rates fall on the workers, liberals argue they are cherry-picking such studies and ignoring those that prove tax cuts do little to benefit the average employee. 4. In North Carolina

incentive programs must address not only the short-term needs of entrepreneurs, but their long-term needs as well. In order to improve these two factors simultaneously, Canada must implement more effective financing and grant funding programs, a strategic tax deferral system for small businesses, and a focus on entrepreneurial educational programs at the secondary and post secondary levels. As outlined earlier in the report, there are a plethora of different grants available to individuals that can be

Introduction Tax in simple terms refers to the government raising money to spend on public services which includes health and social security system and education. Tax levied on a number of goods and services in the form of Value Added Tax (VAT), such as income tax on the money we earn. Tax can also be imposed on various transactions i.e. inheritance and profits from selling homes or antiques. The tax system is a complicated procedure. The purpose of task A is to provide features of the UK tax system

supply side economics wasn’t a new idea for the American tax code. During the early 1920s, income tax rates were cut multiple times which averaged to a total of most rates being cut by a little less than half. The Mellon Tax Cuts named after Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He believed that changes in income tax rates causes individuals to change their behavior and practices. As taxes rise, tax payers attempt to reduce taxable income by either working