Corporations face the following tax schedule: Taxable Income Tax on Base of Bracket Percentage on Excess above Base Up to $50,000 $0 15% $50,000-$75,000 7,500 25% $75,000-$100,000 13,750 34% $100,000-$335,000 22,250 39% $335,000-$10,000,000 113,900 34% $10,000,000-$15,000,000 3,400,000 35% $15,000,000-$18,333,333 5,150,000 38% Over $18,333,333 6,416,667 35% Company Z has $65,000 of taxable income from its operations, $5,000 of interest income, and $30,000 of dividend income from preferred stock it holds in other corporations. What is Company Z's tax liability? Assume a 70% dividend exclusion for Tax on Dividends. $18,736 $17,225 $15,110 $11,786 $18,888

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Corporations face the following tax schedule:

Taxable Income

Tax on Base of Bracket

Percentage on Excess above

Base Up to $50,000

$0

15%

$50,000-$75,000

7,500

25%

$75,000-$100,000

13,750

34%

$100,000-$335,000

22,250

39%

$335,000-$10,000,000

113,900

34%

$10,000,000-$15,000,000

3,400,000

35%

$15,000,000-$18,333,333

5,150,000

38%

Over $18,333,333

6,416,667

35%

Company Z has $65,000 of taxable income from its operations, $5,000 of interest income, and $30,000 of dividend income from preferred stock it holds in other corporations.

What is Company Z's tax liability? Assume a 70% dividend exclusion for Tax on Dividends.

  1. $18,736
  2. $17,225
  3. $15,110
  4. $11,786
  5. $18,888
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