Use the information for the question(s) below.

Consider the following tax rates:

Year	Capital Gains Rate	Ordinary Income Rate	Dividend Rate
1997-2000	20%	40%	40%
2001-2002	20%	39%	39%
2003-	15%	35%	15%

*The current tax rates are set to expire in 2008 unless Congress extends them. The tax rates shown are for financial assets held for one year. For assets held less than one year, capital gains are taxed at the ordinary income tax rate (currently 35% for the highest bracket); the same is true for dividends if the assets are held for less than 61 days.

9) The effective dividend tax rate for a buy and hold individual investor in 2006 is closest to:

A) 0%

B) 35%

C) 15%

D) 20%

Answer: Explanation

10) The effective dividend tax rate for a one-year individual investor in 2006 is closest to:

A) 20%

B) 15%

C) 35%

D) 0%

Answer: Explanation:

11) The effective dividend tax rate for a pension fund in 2006 is closest to:

A) 20%

B) 0%

C) 25%

D) 15%

Answer: Explanation

12) The effective dividend tax rate for a buy and hold individual investor in 1999 is closest to:

A) 25%

B) 0%

C) 20%

D) 40%

Answer: Explanation:

13) The effective dividend tax rate for a one-year individual investor in 1999 is closest to:

A) 0%

B) 20%

C) 25%

D) 40%

Answer: Explanation:

14) The effective dividend tax rate for a pension fund in 1999 is closest to:

A) 40%

B) 20%

C) 0%

D) 25%

Answer: Explanation:

15) Using the available tax information for 2002, calculate the effective dividend tax rate for a:

(1) one-year individual investor

(2) buy and hold individual investor

(3) pension fund