The XYZ Corporation has total earnings of $20 million and decides to pay its stockholders a dividend of $8 million. If the corporate tax rate is 30% and the personal tax rate on individual stockholders is 25%, the total amount of taxes paid on XYZ's earnings would be? The XYZ Corporation has total earnings of $20 million and decides to pay its stockholders a dividend of $8 million. If the corporate tax rate is 30% and the personal tax rate on individual stockholders is 25%, the total amount of taxes paid on XYZ's earnings would be?