Question

Regarding the tax treatment of payments to securities holders, it is true that _______________, while ____________________.

Answer 1

Answer: (d)common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible; interest is tax-deductible

Explanation:

Here is the complete question:

Regarding the tax treatment of payments to securities holders, it is true that _________, while _________.

(a)interest and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible; common stock dividends are tax deductible

(b)interest and preferred stock dividends are tax-deductible; common stock dividends are not tax-deductible

(c)common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are tax-deductible; interest is not tax-deductible

(d)common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible; interest is tax-deductible

Regarding the tax treatment of payments to securities holders, it is true that common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends are not tax-deductible while interest is tax-deductible.

It should be noted that the profit of a company is gotten when the expenses are deducted from the revenue. The dividends are not tax deductible as they are not expenses.