Goodwin Enterprises had a gross profit of $2,500,000 for the year. Operating expenses and interest expense incurred

Goodwin Enterprises had a gross profit of $2,500,000 for the year. Operating expenses and interest expense incurred in that same year were $595,000 and $362,000, respectively. Goodwin had 200,000 shares of common stock and 180,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding. Management declared a $2.50 dividend per share on the common and a $1.50 dividend per share on the preferred. Securities purchased at a cost of $37,500 in a previous year were resold at a price of $50,500. Compute the taxable income and the resulting tax liability for Goodwin Enterprises for the year.

Use the following tax rates:

                 Income                   Tax rate

              $0-$50,000                     15%

        $50,001-$75,000                25%

       $75,001-$100,000               34%

      $100,001-$335,000              39%

           over $335,001                  34%

Answer: 

Gross profit                    $2,500,000

Operating expenses        (595,000)

Interest expense               (362,000)

Income before tax         $1,543,000

Add: Gain on sales              13,000

Taxable Income             $1,556,000

        Income          Marginal Tax Rate             Tax Liability

       $50,000       ×                 15%                                   $7,500

       $25,000       ×                 25%                                   $6,250

       $25,000       ×                 34%                                   $8,500

     $235,000       ×                 39%                                $91,650

  $1,221,000       ×                 34%                              $415,140

  $1,556,000                                                                $529,040

By design, the marginal and the average tax rates are the same, 34%, for corporate incomes between $335,000 and $10,000,000.