Oakdale Fashions, Inc., had $330,000 in 2015 taxable income. Use the tax schedul
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Question
Oakdale Fashions, Inc., had $330,000 in 2015 taxable income.
Use the tax schedule in Table 2.3 to calculate the company’s 2015 income taxes.
What is the average tax rate? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
What is the marginal tax rate?
Use the tax schedule in Table 2.3 to calculate the company’s 2015 income taxes.
Income taxes ________________ $What is the average tax rate? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Average tax rate _________________ %What is the marginal tax rate?
Marginal tax rate _________________ %Explanation / Answer
From Table 2.3, the $330,000 of taxable income puts Oakdale Fashion in the 39 percent marginal tax bracket. Thus,
Tax liability = Tax on base amount + Tax rate (amount over base):
= $22,250 + .39 ($330,000 - $100,000) = $111,950
Note that the base amount is the maximum dollar value listed in the previous tax bracket. The average tax rate for Oakdale Fashions Inc. comes to:
Average tax rate = $111,950/ $330,000= 33.92%
If Oakdale Fashions earned $1 more of taxable income, it would pay 39 cents (its tax rate of 39 percent) more in taxes. Thus, the firm’s marginal tax rate is 39 percent.