PFE Chapter 20, Capital structure and valuation page 33
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)
)
After-tax After-tax After-tax
ordinary income equity income corporate income
(including interest)
Net after-tax personal
income from pre-tax corporate
cash flows
111
DEC
TTT
↑↑↑
↑
−−− −
If this term is positive, as in the previous example (see cell B32), then XYZ corporation should
borrow; if it’s negative—as in the next example (in which the corporate tax rate is T
C
= 20%),
then Arthur should borrow and not the firm:
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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18
19
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27
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ABC D
Computing the family income
T
C
, corporate tax rate
20%
T
E
, personal equity tax rate
10%
T
D
, personal debt tax rate on ordinary income
30%
r
D
, interest rate
8%
D, Debt 3,000
FCF, free cash flow (already after corporate taxes) 1,000
Company
borrows
rthur
borrows
FCF, after personal tax 1,000.00 1,000.00
Corporate debt 3,000.00 0.00
Corporate pre-tax interest payment 240.00 0.00
Corporate after-tax interest payment 192.00 0.00 <-- =C13*(1-$B$3)
Payout to equity owners 808.00 1,000.00 <-- =C11-C14
Arthur's income
Pre-tax equity income from XYZ 808.00 1,000.00 <-- =C15
Post-tax equity income from XYZ 727.20 900.00 <-- =C18*(1-$B$4)
Arthur's debt 0.00 3,000.00
Arthur's pre-tax interest payment 0.00 240.00 <-- =$B$6*C20
Arthur's after-tax interest payment 0.00 168.00
Arthur's post-tax income 727.20 732.00 <-- =C19-C22
Mom's pre-tax income 240.00 240.00 <-- =C20*B6
Mom's post-tax income 168.00 168.00 <-- =C25*(1-$B$5)
Total family income 895.20 900.00 <-- =C23+C26
Who should borrow--Arthur or company? Arthur <-- =IF(B27>C27,"Company",IF(B27<C27,"Arthur","Indifferent"))
Net advantage of corporate debt
(1-T
D
)-(1-T
E
)*(1-T
C
)
-0.02
FINANCING ARTHUR'S PURCHASE OF XYZ
Upper Fantasia tax code: Corporate income tax, T
C
= 20%
(instead of 40% in previous example)
Personal taxes: Tax on equity income, T
E
= 10%,
Tax on all other income, T
D
= 30%