Using Excel to find the marginal tax rate can be accomplished using the VLOOKUP function. However, calculating

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Using Excel to find the marginal tax rate can be accomplished using the VLOOKUP function. However, calculating the total tax bill is a little more difficult. Below we have shown a copy of the IRS tax table for an unmarried individual for 2018. Often, tax tables are presented in this format.

If taxable income is over

But not over …

The tax is:

$ 0

$ 9,525

10% of the amount over $0

9,526

38,700

$952.50 plus 15% of the amount over $9,525

38,701

93,700

$5,328.75 plus 25% of the amount over $38,700

93,701

195,450

$19,078.75 plus 28% of the amount over $93,700

195,451

424,950

$47,568.75 plus 33% of the amount over $195,450

424,951

426,700

$123,303.75 plus 35% of the amount over $424,950

426,701


$123,916.25 plus 39.6% of the amount over $426,700


In reading this table, the marginal tax rate for taxable income less than $9,525 is 10 percent. If the taxable income is between $9,525 and $38,700, the tax bill is $952.50 plus the marginal taxes. The marginal taxes are calculated as the taxable income minus $9,525 times the marginal tax rate of 15 percent.

Below, we have the corporate tax table that was applicable 2017 and as shown in Table 2.3.

Taxable income is greater than or equal to…

But less than…

Tax rate

$ 0

$ 50,000

15%

50,001

75,000

25

75,001

100,000

34

100,001

335,000

39

335,001

10,000,000

34

10,000,001

15,000,000

35

15,000,001

18,333,333

38

18,333,334


35


a. Create a tax table in Excel for corporate taxes similar to the individual tax table shown above. Your spreadsheet should then calculate the marginal tax rate, the average tax rate, and the tax bill for any level of taxable income input by a user.
b. For a taxable income of $1,350,000, what is the marginal tax rate?
c. For a taxable income of $1,350,000, what is the total tax bill?
d. For a taxable income of $1,350,000, what is the average tax rate?

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-1260153590

12th edition

Authors: Stephen M. Ross, Randolph W Westerfield, Robert R. Dockson, Bradford D Jordan

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