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Characteristics and Income Taxation of Business Entities - Special Taxes

Special Taxes

Accumulated Earnings Tax (AET)

  • Designed to encourage corporations to pay dividends
  • Corporations can accumulate $250,000 without establishing a business need
  • Tax is in addition to normal corporate tax
  • If the corporation retains earnings and profits to avoid income tax to its shareholders and increase share price, it is subject to an annual AET penalty equal to 15% of its accumulated taxable income for the year
Dividend Received Deduction

  • "Corporate shareholders" are allowed an income exclusion for dividends received from another corporation
  • 100% exclusion if ownership in the dividend paying firm is 80% or greater
  • 80% exclusion if ownership in the dividend paying firm is between 20 to 80%
  • 70% exclusion if ownership in the dividend paying is 20% or less
Corporate Tax Rates

If taxable income is, the tax rate is...
$0 - $50,000 = 15%
$50,001 - $75,000 = 25%
$75,001- $100,000 = 34%

Tax can go as high as 39%, but 35% flat over $18,333,333




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