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Questiоn 4: Stаte Tаx Bilite Cоrp is а start-up manufacturer оf auto parts.  The business owners are located in a tri-state area, and have some flexibility regarding which states they do business in.  Below is some information about the tri-state area, which includes States Q, R, and S.                                                             Q                                       R                                      SApportionment Formula    Equal 3-factor           Double-weighted Sales         Sales OnlyThrowback                                    Yes                                    No                                 YesTax Rate                                         2%                                    10%                                4% As the state tax representative on the team, what advice would you give Bilite from a state tax perspective? The owners want to know: where they should establish their corporate headquarters (which will house the majority of their staff), where they should locate their manufacturing facility and inventory warehouse (where most of their shipping will come from), where they should focus their sales efforts, and where they should create nexus for income tax purposes. Please try to address all of their concerns in your answer.

Questiоn 1а: Entity Chоice Annа cоmes to you in yeаr 20x5 for advice on how to structure her business. She is a young doctor with very little financial education, and she asks you whether she should structure her business as a sole proprietorship (a flowthrough entity), an S-corporation (also a flowthrough entity) or a C-corporation. In 20x5, the top individual tax rate is 70% and capital gains are taxed at 35%, while the top corporate rate is 48%. Anna’s business coach believes that she can generate a before-tax rate of return of 15% in her business. Anna plans to operate her practice for at least 5 years, but hopefully for 10 years or even 15 years into the future, at which point she plans to sell the business. Like most medical private practice firms, she expects to be profitable in her first year (no losses will be generated), and has concerns about malpractice lawsuits. Assume Anna has other income she can use for living expenses, and so all income will be kept in the business (no dividends or distributions) until the end of the investment period (either 5, 10, or 15 years). Also assume that Anna does not qualify for the 199A QBI deduction. a) Which form of doing business (flowthrough or taxable entity) will maximize Anna’s after-tax position? Please complete an after-tax accumulation analysis on a $1 investment for a time horizon of 5, 10, and 15 years into the future. Enter your results into the spaces below, rounding to two decimal places. After-Tax Accumulation Analysis $1 Investment in a Flowthrough Entity:When n=5: [Fn5]         When n=10: [Fn10]         When n=15: [Fn15] $1 Investment in a Corporate Entity:When n=5: [Cn5]         When n=10: [Cn10]         When n=15: [Cn15]