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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below. Andrea would like to organize SHO as either an LLC (taxed as a sole proprietorship) or a C corporation. In either form, the entity is expected to generate an 8 percent annual before-tax return on a $800,000 investment. Andrea's marginal income tax rate is 35 percent and her tax rate on dividends and capital gains is 15 percent. Andrea will also pay a 3.8 percent net investment income tax on dividends and capital gains she recognizes. If Andrea organizes SHO as an LLC Andrea will be required to pay an additional 2.9 percent for self-employment tax and an additional 0.9 percent for the additional Medicare tax. Further, she is eligible to claim the full deduction for qualified business income. Assume that SHO will pay out all of its after-tax earnings every year as a dividend if it is formed as a C corporation. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.) a. How much cash after taxes would Andrea receive from her investment in the first year if SHO is organized as either an LLC or a C corporation? Answer is not complete. After-tax cash flow $ 80.752 LLC corporation b. What is the overall tax rate on SHO's income in the first year if SHO is organized as an LLC or as a C corporation? (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Overall Tax Rate LLC C corporation Please show your work on how you got the answers

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Answey a ) S.No particulars I LLC Description ccorp I Depy -catog Pretax ooh earnings $6400 o 8% of 800000 buvoo 8%. * 7800000 Entity level 217 tax Yate Entity develo $13410 a) x 21% tax $ 6400 o 12-L3) $50560 T 11)-(3) Earnings I after entity level tax 981 $ 12800 140x200 NA deduction Deduction $ 857.. 0 6 .9235 X NA of 0.029 x 0.50 for 50% SE tax Net Income $ 50343 I (6)-(5)-(6) $505601 taxable to Owner divide Income $ 17620 (7)x 0.35. (7)x &7584 tax paid 0.15 by owner

$ 1714 (170.9235x0.029 NA sey employment X $532 Additional medicare tax / Net investment Income tax LUX0.9235 X0.009 $1921 additional medi -cal tax . (4) x 0.038 netinue Istment tax I 1 (8) + (10) owner $ 19866 (8)+(9) + (16) $9505 leveltax $41055 (+)-(1) 12. $44134 (1)-(11) After tot Cash flow b) SINO a particulars LLC Description ccop Descrip tos 31.04% (1) 35.85% (32+285 overall tax rate (37+ (11)