Last year, your company had sales of $3.6 million, cost of goods sold of $2.3 million and operating expenses amounting to $840,000. The firm had $114,000 in depreciation expense. In addition, the firm paid 8% interest on $625,000 in bonds, received $30,000 in dividend income, and sold property for a $10,000 capital loss. What was the firm's tax payment?
Last year, California Sushi and Such (CSS) had sales of $65 million. The firm's operating expenses amounted to $20 million and costs of goods sold totaled $15 million. In addition, CSS received $80,000 in dividend income, and paid $300,000 in dividends to its stockholders. CSS has $25 million in bonds outstanding with an annual interest payment of 9%. The firm also had $4 million in depreciation expense, and sold land for $3.5 million that had been purchased for $2.5 million several years earlier. What is the firm's tax liability?