Maximizing After-Tax Cash Flows From An Investment Gregly Company, which has a 33% marginal tax rate, plans to
make an investment that should generate $300,000 annual cashflow/ordinary
income.

Instead of making the investment directly, Gregly could form
a new taxable entity (L’il Greg) to make the investment. L’il Greg’s marginal
tax rate on the investment income would be only 25%. However, L’il Greg would
have to incur a $26,500 annual nondeductible expense associated with the
investment that Gregly would not incur.

a. Should Gregly make the investment directly or make it
through L’il Greg to maximize after-tax cash flow?

b. Would your answer change if L’il Greg could deduct its
$26,500 additional expense?