According to federal tax law, corporations need not pay taxes on 80% of dividends received from shares

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According to federal tax law, corporations need not pay taxes on 80% of dividends received from shares held in other corporations. In other words, only 20% of the dividends received by a corporate holder are taxable. Given this fact, how much must the price of a stock fall on the ex- dividend date in order to prevent a corporate holder from making arbitrage profits? Assume that the capital gains rate equals the corporate tax rate, (c - .5?
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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

ISBN: 978-0321127211

4th edition

Authors: Thomas E. Copeland, J. Fred Weston, Kuldeep Shastri

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