PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION FOR BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT PLANNING 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ Revenue.
Answer: Total Tax Collected
◉ Average Tax Rate.
Answer: Total Tax Paid / Taxable Income
◉ Effective Tax Rate.
Answer: Total Tax Paid / Total Income
◉ Total Income.
Answer: Taxable plus Non-Tax Income
◉ Marginal Tax Rate.
Answer: Tax Rate on next $1 made
, ◉ Use Tax.
Answer: Sales tax paid to government for goods bought elsewhere
◉ What is a typical type of local tax that is levied on real estate?
Local.
Answer: Real Property Taxes
◉ Local Tax: What is the term for the tax on personal property based
on its value? Local Tax.
Answer: Personal Property Tax (ad valorum)
◉ Local Tax: What type of tax is charged on the sale of goods and
services? State and Local.
Answer: Sales Tax
◉ What is the name of the additional tax applied to specific goods,
often included in the price? State Tax.
Answer: Excise Tax
◉ What type of tax is based on an individual's income?.
Answer: Income Tax
◉ What tax is used at all levels of government?.
INVESTMENT PLANNING 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ Revenue.
Answer: Total Tax Collected
◉ Average Tax Rate.
Answer: Total Tax Paid / Taxable Income
◉ Effective Tax Rate.
Answer: Total Tax Paid / Total Income
◉ Total Income.
Answer: Taxable plus Non-Tax Income
◉ Marginal Tax Rate.
Answer: Tax Rate on next $1 made
, ◉ Use Tax.
Answer: Sales tax paid to government for goods bought elsewhere
◉ What is a typical type of local tax that is levied on real estate?
Local.
Answer: Real Property Taxes
◉ Local Tax: What is the term for the tax on personal property based
on its value? Local Tax.
Answer: Personal Property Tax (ad valorum)
◉ Local Tax: What type of tax is charged on the sale of goods and
services? State and Local.
Answer: Sales Tax
◉ What is the name of the additional tax applied to specific goods,
often included in the price? State Tax.
Answer: Excise Tax
◉ What type of tax is based on an individual's income?.
Answer: Income Tax
◉ What tax is used at all levels of government?.