Several year later,Merton Miller (this time without Modigliani) extended the analysis to include personal taxes. He noted that all of the income from bonds generally comes as interest, which is taxed as personal income at rates going up to 39.6 percent,while income from stock generally comes partly from dividends and partly from capital gains. Further, capital gains are taxed at a maximum rate of 20 percent, and this tax is deferred until the stock is sold and the gain realized.