You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp....

 

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You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp. You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors in the stock market face (see table below). Assume that all of UBT's shareholders are investors of Type 3 and Type 4. Given this information, how should UBT structure its payout policy? Investor Type Type 1 Tax Rate on Dividends Tax Rate on Capital Gains ☐☐ 30% 10% Type 2 20% 20% Type 3 10% 20% Type 4 0% 0% You are a consultant that has been hired to recommend a payout policy for UBT Corp. You have compiled a table with the current tax rates that different types of investors in the stock market face (see table below). Assume that all of UBT's shareholders are investors of Type 3 and Type 4. Given this information, how should UBT structure its payout policy? Investor Type Type 1 Tax Rate on Dividends Tax Rate on Capital Gains ☐☐ 30% 10% Type 2 20% 20% Type 3 10% 20% Type 4 0% 0%

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