, South-Western Federal Taxation 2025: Individual Income Taxes 48e Young
Chapter 01 2025 Individuals
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Sales made over the internet are not exempt from the application of a general sales (or use) tax.
a. True
b. False
2. Upon audit by the IRS, Faith is assessed a deficiency of $40,000 of which $25,000 is attributable to
negligence. The 20% negligence penalty will apply to $25,000. a. True
b. False
3. Ultimately, most taxes are paid by individuals.
a. True
b. False
4. Even if property tax rates are not changed, the amount of ad valorem taxes imposed on realty may not remain
the same. a. True
b. False
5. The principal objective of the FUTA tax is to provide some measure of retirement security. a. True
b. False
6. If more IRS audits are producing a higher number of no change results, this indicates increased compliance
on the part of taxpayers. a. True
b. False
7. A safe and easy way for a taxpayer to avoid local and state sales taxes is to make the purchase in a state that
levies no such taxes. a. True
b. False
8. A calendar year taxpayer files his 2023 Federal income tax return on March 4, 2024. The return reflects an
overpayment of $6,000, and the taxpayer requests a refund of this amount. The refund is paid on May 16,
2024. The refund need not include interest. a. True
b. False
9. A tax cut enacted by Congress that contains a sunset provision will make the tax cut temporary. a. True
b. False
10. For Federal income tax purposes, there never has been a general amnesty period. a. True
b. False
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11. To lessen or eliminate the effect of multiple taxation, a taxpayer who is subject to both foreign and U.S. income
taxes on the same income is allowed either a deduction or a credit for the foreign tax paid. a. True
b. False
12. Because it is consistent with the wherewithal to pay concept, the tax law requires a seller to recognize a gain in
the year the installment sale occurs. a. True
b. False
13. The amount of a taxpayer’s itemized deductions will increase the chance of being audited by the IRS. a. True
b. False
14. Stealth taxes have the effect of generating additional taxes from all taxpayers. a. True
b. False
15. Jason’s business warehouse is destroyed by fire. Because the insurance proceeds exceed the basis of the property,
a gain results. If Jason shortly reinvests the proceeds in a new warehouse, no gain is recognized due to the
application of the wherewithal to pay concept. a. True
b. False
16. An inheritance tax is a tax on a decedent’s right to pass property at death. a. True
b. False
17. When interest is charged on a deficiency, any part of a month counts as a full month. a. True
b. False
18. The majority of IRS audits are handled by correspondence. a. True
b. False
19. The ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was necessary to validate the Federal income
tax on corporations.
a. True
b. False
20. One of the major reasons for the enactment of the Federal estate tax was to prevent large amounts of wealth from
being accumulated within a family unit. a. True
b. False
21. In 2024, José, a widower, sells land (fair market value of $100,000) to his daughter, Linda, for $50,000. José has
not made a taxable gift. a. True
b. False
22. For omissions from gross income in excess of 25% of that reported, there is no statute of limitations on additional
income tax assessments by the IRS. a. True
b. False
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