Problem 4-43 (LO. 3, 5) During the year, Alva received dividends on her stocks as follows: Amur Corporation (a French co

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Problem 4 43 Lo 3 5 During The Year Alva Received Dividends On Her Stocks As Follows Amur Corporation A French Co 1 (145.5 KiB) Viewed 20 times

Problem 4-43 (LO. 3, 5) During the year, Alva received dividends on her stocks as follows: Amur Corporation (a French corporation whose stock is traded on an established U.S. securities market) Blaze, Inc., a Delaware corporation Grape, Inc., a Virginia corporation If an amount is zero, enter "0". a. Alva purchased the Grape stock three years ago, and she purchased the Amur stock two years ago. She purchased the Blaze stock 18 days before it went ex-dividend and sold it 20 days later at a $5,000 loss. Alva had no other capital gains and losses for the year. She is in the 32% marginal tax bracket and applicable qualifying dividend rate is 15%. The amount of her tax on qualifying dividends is $ The amount of her tax on nonqualifying dividends is $ The total tax on all her dividend income is $60,000 Daughter's tax liability on the dividends is $ 40,000 22,000 b. Alva's daughter, who is 25 and not Alva's dependent, had taxable income of $6,000, which included $1,000 of dividends on Grape, Inc. stock. The daughter had purchased the stock two years ago. c. Alva can earn 4.5% before-tax interest on a corporate bond or a 4% dividend on a preferred stock. Assuming that the appreciation in value is the same, which investment produces the greater after-tax income? d. The same as part (c), except Alva's daughter will be the one making the investment. Which investment produces the greater after-tax income?