Business Ratios Question:
Described about the tax advantage when bonds are issued instead of stock?
Answer:
The tax advantage of issuing bonds (or other debt) instead of stock results from the interest paid by the company being a deductible expense on its federal and state income tax returns. Dividends paid to stockholders are not a deductible expense, since dividends are a distribution of profits to the owners of the corporation.
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