Suppose that Congress sets the top personal tax rate on interest and dividends at 35% and the top rate on realized capital gains at 15%. The corporate tax rate stays at 21%. Assume capital gains are half of equity income.

a. Compute the difference between the total corporate plus personal taxes paid on debt and the total taxes on equity income if all capital gains are realized immediately.

b. Compute the difference between the total corporate plus personal taxes paid on debt and the total taxes on equity income if all capital gains are deferred forever.