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TAXATION― ITS ROLE IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING r r r r r r
Review Questions
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1. If income tax is imposed after profits have been determined, why is taxation relevant to busin
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ess decision making?
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2. Most business decisions involve the evaluation of alternative courses of action. For example,
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a marketing manager may be responsible for choosing a strategy for establishing sales in new
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geographical territories. Briefly explain how the tax factor can be an integral part of this decisi
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3. What are the fundamental variables of the income taxsystem that decision-
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makers should be familiar with so that they can apply tax issues to their areas of responsibilit
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y?
4. What is an “after-tax” approach to decision making?
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Instructor Solutions Manual Chapter One
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Solutions to Review Questions r r r
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1 Once profit is determined, the Income Tax Act determines the amount of income tax that resul
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ts. However, at all levels of management, alternative courses of action are evaluated. In many c
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ases, the choice of one alternative over the other may affect both the amount and the timing of fu
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ture taxes on income generated from that activity. Therefore, the person making those decisio
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ns has a direct input into future after-
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tax cash flow. Obviously, decisions that reduce or postpone the payment of tax affect the ultim
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ate return on investment and, in turn, the value of the enterprise. Including the tax variable as a
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part of the formal decision process will ultimately lead to improved after-tax cash flow.
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2 Expansion can be achieved in new geographic areas through direct selling, or by establishing
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a formal presence in the new territory with a branch office or a separate corporation. The new t
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erritories may also cross provincial or international boundaries. Provincial income tax rates v
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ary amongst the provinces. The amount of income that is subject to tax in the new province will
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be different for each of the three alternatives mentioned above. For example, with direct sellin
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g, none of the income is taxed in the new province, but with a separate corporation, all of the inc
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ome is taxed in the new province. Because the tax cost is different in each case, taxation is a releva
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nt part of the decision and must be included in any cost-
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benefit analysis that compares the three alternatives [Reg. 400-402.1].
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3 A basic understanding of the following variables will significantly strengthen a decision ma
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ker's ability to apply tax issues to their area of responsibility.
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Employment, Business, Property, Capital gains Taxa r r r r r
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4 All cash flow decisions, whether related to revenues, expenses, asset acquisitions or divestit
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ures, or debt and equity restructuring, will impact the amount and timing of the tax cost. There
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fore, cash flow exists only on an after tax basis, and, the tax impacts whether or not the ultimate
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result of the decision is successful. An after-tax approach to decision-
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making requires each decision-maker to think "after- r r r r r r
tax" for every decision at the time the decision is being made, and, to consider alternative cours
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es of action to minimize the tax cost, in the same way that decisions are made regarding other t
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