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Yeah. IANA lawyer or tax professional, but it seems to me that capital gains and dividend taxes for C Corporations will be going up if the Bush tax cuts expire
by lupatus 14y ago
Yeah. IANA lawyer or tax professional, but it seems to me that capital gains and dividend taxes for C Corporations will be going up if the Bush tax cuts expire: http://www.deanmead.com/deanmead-newsletter/effects-of-tax-rate-changes-after-extension-to-bush-tax-cuts-end-2/ http://www.deanmead.com/deanmead-newsletter/effects-of-tax-r...
- twoodfin 14y agoC Corporations don't pay capital gains and dividend taxes. Their investors do. Unless this announcement has a positive effect on HP's stock, there are no additional gains or dividends to be had ahead of the tax rates going up. For a real example of corporate maneuvers around the 'fiscal cliff', see Wal-Mart, which is moving up its dividend to help its investors avoid a potentially higher rate: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/19/walmart-dividend-idUSL4N08Z3CB20121119 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/19/walmart-dividend-i...