Suppose a firm has a defined benefit pension plan and faces a marginal tax rate on ordinary

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Suppose a firm has a defined benefit pension plan and faces a marginal tax rate on ordinary income of 35%. The firm can earn or issue fully taxable bonds that yield 12% and can purchase stock yielding 18%. The firm faces an annualized corporate tax rate, tcs, of 25% on stock investments. Describe and illustrate the tax benefits to the Black–Tepper arbitrage strategy for this firm.
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Taxes And Business Strategy A Planning Approach

ISBN: 9780132752671

5th Edition

Authors: Myron Scholes, Mark Wolfson, Merle Erickson, Michelle Hanlon

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