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- May 22, 2020 at 2:28 am #571532
Hello
This term is used with extra earnings calculation for convertible debt. Can you explain post tax interest saved? In particular, how it is an extra earnings. Hope you understand what I am requesting, I find it easier to grasp if I understand rather than memorise
May 23, 2020 at 1:47 pm #571659Post tax interest saved comes into discussion whenever there’s a repayment (or conversion) of loan notes.
As long as the loan notes are in issue, entity will be incurring interest expense. This will reduce earnings but will save some tax as loan interest is always tax-deductible.
If these loan notes are repaid, the interest expense will be saved but the tax savings from that expense will be lost. So, post-tax interest saved will be the amount which will increase earnings of the entity.
Hope it helps.
May 28, 2020 at 3:54 am #571997I don’t understand this part:
If these loan notes are repaid, the interest expense will be saved but the tax savings from that expense will be lost. So, post-tax interest saved will be the amount which will increase earnings of the entity.If the loan notes are repaid,how will there still be interest expense and I am confused how tac savings from that expense will be lost?
May 28, 2020 at 12:30 pm #572044If loan notes are repaid, there will be NO interest expense anymore!
Here’s an example:
PBIT = $100,000
Finance cost = $40,000
Tax rate = 30%Profit before tax = 100,000 – 40,000 = 60,000
Tax expense = 60,000*30% = 18,000
Profit after tax = 60,000 – 18,000 = 42,000Now, if the loan notes are repaid and there’s no interest expense, then:
Profit before tax = 100,000
Tax expense = 100,000*30% = 30,000
Profit after tax = 70,000As you can see, earnings increased from $42,000 to $70,000 but the Tax expense increased from $18,000 to $30,000.
In conclusion, repayment of loan notes increased earnings by saving interest expense but also resulted in increased tax expense.Clear now?
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