2. Pacific Jewel Airlines (Hong Kong) Pacific Jewel airlines is a US based Air f
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2. Pacific Jewel Airlines (Hong Kong) Pacific Jewel airlines is a US based Air freight firm with a wholly owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. The subsidiary, Jewel Hong Kong has just completed a long term planning report for the parent company in San Francisco, in which it has estimated the following expected earnings and payout rates for the years 2011-2014 Jewel Hong Kong income items (million US$) 2011 2012 2013 2014 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 Less interest expenses (800) (1,000) (1,200) (1,400) Earnings before taxes (EBT) 7,200 9,000 10,800 12,000 The Hong Kong corporate tax rate on this category of income is 16.5%. Hong Kong imposes no withholdings taxes on dividends remitted to us investors (per Hong Kong United bilateral tax treaty). The US corporate income tax rate is 35%. The parent company wants to repatriate 75% of net income as dividends annually. A. Calculate the net income available for distribution by the Hong Kong subsidiary for the years 2004-2007. B. What is the amount of the dividend expected to be remitted to the US parent each year? C. After Gross up for US tax liability purposes, what is the total dividend after tax(all Hong Kong and US taxes) expected each year? D. What is the effective tax rate on this foreign sourced income per year?Explanation / Answer
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b. Net dividend remitted
Country Hong Kong United States Corporate income tax rate 16.5% 35.0% Dividend payout rate 75.0% Withholding tax on dividends 0.0% Dbay-Hong Kong Income Items (millions US$) 2002 2003 2004 2005 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 Less interest expenses (800) (1,000) (1,200) (1,400) Earnings before taxes (EBT) 7,200 9,000 10,800 12,600 Less Hong Kong corporate income taxes (1,188) (1,485) (1,782) (2,079) a. Net income 6,012 7,515 9,018 10,521 Retained earnings 1,503 1,879 2,255 2,630 Dividend remitted to U.S. parent 4,509 5,636 6,764 7,891 United States Taxation: Grossup 2002 2003 2004 2005 Gross dividend remitted $ 4,509 $ 5,636 $ 6,764 $ 7,891 Less withholding taxes - - - -------------
b. Net dividend remitted
$ 4,509 $ 5,636 $ 6,764 $ 7,891 Add back proportion of corp income tax $ 891 $ 1,114 $ 1,337 $ 1,559 Add back withholding taxes paid - - - - Grossed-up dividend for US tax purposes $ 5,400 $ 6,750 $ 8,100 $ 9,450 Theoretical US tax liability (1,890) (2,363) (2,835) (3,308) Foreign tax credits (FTCs) (891) (1,114) (1,337) (1,559) Additional US taxes due? (999) (1,249) (1,499) (1,748) Excess foreign tax credits? - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------ c. Net dividend, after-tax $ 3,510 $ 4,388 $ 5,265 $ 6,143 Total taxes paid on this income 1,890 2,363 2,835 3,308 Income before tax 5,400 6,750 8,100 9,450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d. Effective tax rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% (taxes paid/income before tax)Related Questions
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