Suppose an owner pays $500 million to purchase a hockey team that earns operating profits of $50 million per year. The new owner claims that $200 million of this prices is for the players, which he can depreciate using straight-line depreciation in five years. If the team pays corporate profit taxes of 40 percent, how much does the depreciation of the players save the owner

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7 April, 08:16

Suppose an owner pays $500 million to purchase a hockey team that earns operating profits of $50 million per year. The new owner claims that $200 million of this prices is for the players, which he can depreciate using straight-line depreciation in five years. If the team pays corporate profit taxes of 40 percent, how much does the depreciation of the players save the owner

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The company will save 16 million dollar per year (till 5 years).

Explanation:

The saving can be easily calculated by subtracting tax paid after charging depreciation from tax paid if no depreciation is charge.

Tax Paid if no depreciation is charge

= $ 50 * 40% = $ 20 Million - A

Tax Paid if depreciation is charge

= ($ 50 - $ 40") * 40% = $ 4 Million - B

" 200/5 = 40

Tax saving = A-B = $ 16 Million per year