Christopher is a self-employed cash-method, calendar-year taxpayer, and he made the following cash payments related to his business this year. Calculate the after-tax cost of each payment assuming Christopher has a 37 percent marginal tax rate. a) $500 fine for speeding while traveling to a client meeting. b) $800 of interest on a short-term loan incurred in September and repaid in November. Half of the loan proceeds was used immediately to pay salaries and the other half was invested in municipal bonds until November. c) $600 for office supplies in May of this year. He used half of the supplies this year and he will use the remaining half by February of next year.

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Answer:

A. $500

B. $696

C. $378

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the after-tax cost of each payment

A. Based on the information given the AFTER-TAX COST will be $500 reason been that it is NOT DEDUCTIBLE based on the fact that fines and penalties does not provide a tax break

B. After-tax cost=$800 * [1-(0.5*0.37)]

After-tax cost=$800*(1-0.13)

After-tax cost=$800*0.87

After-tax cost=$696

Therefore After-tax cost is $696 reason been that HALF OF THE INTEREST will NOT be DEDUCTIBLE reason been that it was used to obtain NON-TAXABLE INCOME

C. After-tax cost=$600 * (1 - 0.37)

After-tax cost=$600*0.63

After-tax cost=$378

Therefore the After-tax cost is $378