WL Corporation is located in a jurisdiction that has a 40% corporate tax rate on pretax income

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WL Corporation is located in a jurisdiction that has a 40% corporate tax rate on pretax income and a 30% personal tax rate on dividends. WL distributes all its after-tax income to shareholders. What is the effective tax rate on WL pretax income distributed in dividends?

A. 42%.

B. 58%.

C. 70%.

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Corporate Finance A Practical Approach

ISBN: 9781118217290

2nd Edition

Authors: Michelle R Clayman, Martin S Fridson, George H Troughton, Matthew Scanlan

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