Question

True Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trumaine Corporation, generated a $400,000 taxable loss in its first year of operations. True's activities and sales are restricted to State A, which imposes an 8% income tax. In the same year, Trumaine's taxable income is $1,000,000. Trumaine's activities and sales are restricted to State B, which imposes an 11% income tax. Both states use a three-factor apportionment formula that equally weights sales, payroll, and property, and both require a unitary group to file on a combined basis. Sales, payroll, and average property for each corporation are as follows:
True Corporation Turmaine Corporation Total
Sales $2500000 $4,000,000 6500,000
Property 1,000,000 25,00,000 35,00,000
Payroll 500,000 1500,000 2,000,000

True and Trumaine have been found to be members of a unitary business.
a. Determine the overall state income tax for the unitary group.
b. Determine aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary.
c. Incorporate this analysis in a letter to Trumaine's board of directors. Corporate offices are located at 1234 Mulberry Lane, Birmingham, AL 35298.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The overall state income tax for the unitary group is $60,474

b. The aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary is $110,000

c. The aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary-overall state income tax for the unitary group is $49,253

Explanation:

a. In order to calculate the overall state income tax for the unitary group we would have to make the following calculation:

overall state income tax for the unitary group=state A income tax+ state B income tax

state A income tax=state taxable income*tax rate

state taxable income=$600,000*30.7%

state taxable income=$184,200

tax rate=8%

Therefore, state A income tax=$184,200*8%

state A income tax=$14,736

state B income tax=state taxable income*tax rate

state taxable income=$600,000*69.3%

state taxable income=$415,800

tax rate=11%

Therefore, state B income tax=$415,800*11%

state A income tax=$45,738

Therefore, overall state income tax for the unitary group=$14,736+$45,738

overall state income tax for the unitary group=$60,474

The overall state income tax for the unitary group is $60,474

b. In order to calculate the aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary we would have to make the following calculation:

aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary=aggregate state income tax state A+aggregate state income tax state B

aggregate state income tax state A=0

aggregate state income tax state B=$1,000,000*11%

aggregate state income tax state B=$110,000

Therefore, aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary=0+$110,000

aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary=$110,000

The aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary is $110,000

c. The aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary-overall state income tax for the unitary group=$110,000-$60,474

The aggregate state income tax for the entities if they were non-unitary-overall state income tax for the unitary group=$49,253