You and your employer are considering entering a deferred-compensation arrangement. Your employer is prepared to pay
Question:
You and your employer are considering entering a deferred-compensation arrangement.
• Your employer is prepared to pay you $200,000 today. •
Your employer expects to earn an annual 8% pretax rate of return and to have a tax rate of 21% now and in all future years.
• You have a current tax rate of 40% and anticipate a 33% tax rate in 10 years.
If you take current compensation you will pay taxes on the income immediately. You expect to earn an annual 9% pretax rate of return and pay a 40% tax on all returns. If you accept deferred compensation you anticipate paying 33% in 10 years when you receive the deferred compensation. a. If you accept the current compensation offer today, how much cash will you have after all taxes in 10 years?
Taxes And Business Strategy A Planning Approach
ISBN: 9780132752671
5th Edition
Authors: Myron Scholes, Mark Wolfson, Merle Erickson, Michelle Hanlon