Question

This year, Mesa Inc.’s before-tax income was $11,252,000. It paid $529,000 income tax to Minnesota and $451,000 income tax to Illinois. Compute Mesa’s federal income tax. What is Mesa’s tax rate on its income?

Answer 1

Answer:

Before-tax income                                                                   $ 11,252,000

Less: Deduction for state income tax(529000+451000)   $      980,000

Taxable Income                                                                   $   10,272,500

Tax rate                                                                                                        21%

Federal income tax                                                           $   2,157,225.00

Mesa’s combined tax rate

= ([$980,000 state tax + $2,157,225 federal tax] ÷ $11252000) 27.88%

Explanation: