What are the advantages and disadvantages of using debt in a firm's capital structure? Advantage/Disadvantage a. A distribution of stock to shareholders can be a nontaxable stock dividend while a distribution of a debt usually results in dividend income. b. Interest is deductible (subject to limitations) by the payor while a dividend payment is not deductible. c. Repayment of an indebtedness generally is treated as a return of capital while a stock redemption generally is treated as a dividend. d. Stock can be received tax-free as part of a corporate formation and/or reorganization while the receipt of debt usually is treated as boot. e. Worthless stock results in an ordinary loss under Sec. 1244 while a worthless debt instrument generally results in a capital loss.

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Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Camilo is a self-employed roofer. he reported a profit of $30,000 on his schedule c. he had other taxable income of $5,000. he paid $3,000 for hospitalization insurance. his self-employment tax was $4,656. he paid his former wife $4,000 in court-ordered alimony and $4,000 in child support. what is the amount camilo can deduct in arriving at adjusted gross income (agi)?