Grounded in what the contracts and expenses actually confirm — the 10% MSA management fee and the $3,000/month studio rent are fixed. Everything else is adjustable, because it isn't decided yet. Move the sliders to test scenarios; nothing here is a final number until Rick signs off.
Scope: this models U.S.-source income routed through Zarova only. Any other income streams Val has are outside this structure for now — an international solution can be introduced once combined income exceeds $150,000/month.
Do not send this to Val as-is. The Contractor Fee / Management Fee split and the personal tax rate are open placeholders for internal modeling only. Zarova Media does not hold a corporate tax election (pass-through, given the trust structure) — this tool does not calculate corporate tax because none applies. Any "personal tax" figure below is illustrative only until Rick confirms Val's actual U.S. and home-country exposure.
Check what Val should see, then generate her link. This doesn't change what you see now — only the generated link.
These are illustrative scenarios only, applied to your annual pre-tax total (Contractor Fee + Management Fee) — not a determination. Your actual personal tax treatment depends on sourcing rules, residency, and other facts that Emanay Accounting still needs to confirm.
| Scenario | Rate | Annual Tax | Annual Net to Val |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-source, no U.S. tax | 0% | $0 | $936,000 |
| Partial exposure (illustrative) | 10% | $93,600 | $842,400 |
| Standard NRA withholding (illustrative) | 30% | $280,800 | $655,200 |
| Top individual marginal rate (illustrative) | 37% | $346,320 | $589,680 |
Florida has a 5.5% corporate income tax rate; Wyoming has none at all. Every entity in this chain is a disregarded/pass-through LLC, not a C-corporation — those statutory rates apply to corporations, not to pass-through entities like these.
A trust (Declaration of Trust, 7/12/26) already exists and is legally enforceable. Its tax classification as a grantor trust is a reasonable assumption but not yet confirmed by trust counsel — not a matter of the trust needing to be drafted.
Studio rent and other business expenses are Covered Expenses under Val's Services Agreement — paid or reimbursed in the course of producing content, distinct from her Contractor and Management Fee compensation.