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Chapter 1-14 O




Chapter 1 O



An Introduction to Tax
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Discussion Questions O




(1) [LO 1] Jessica’s friend Zachary once stated that he couldn’t understand why
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someone would take a tax course. Why is this a rather naïve view?
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Taxes are a part of everyday life and have a financial effect on many of the major
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personal decisions that individuals face (e.g., investment decisions, evaluating alt
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ernative job offers, saving for education expenses, gift or estate planning, etc.).
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(2) [LO 1] What are some aspects of business that require knowledge of taxation?
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What are some aspects of personal finance that require knowledge of taxation?
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Taxes play an important role in fundamental business decisions such as the followi
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ng:
 What organizational form should a business use?
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 Where should the business locate? O O O O


 How should business acquisitions be structured?
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 How should the business compensate employees?
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 What is the appropriate mix of debt and equity for the business?
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 Should the business rent or own its equipment and property?
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 How should the business distribute profits to its owners?
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One must consider all transaction costs (including taxes) to evaluate the merits of
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a transaction.
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Common personal financial decisions that taxes influence include: choosing inves
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tments, retirement planning, choosing to rent or buy a home, evaluating alternativ
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e job offers, saving for education expenses, and doing gift or estate planning.
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(3) [LO 1] Describe some ways in which taxes affect the political process in the
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United States. O




U.S. presidential candidates often distinguish themselves from their opponents
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based upon their tax rhetoric. Likewise, the major political parties generally have
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very diverse views of the appropriate way to tax the public. Determining who is ta
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xed, what is taxed, and how much is taxed are difficult questions. Voters must hav
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e a basic understanding of taxes to evaluate the merits of alternative tax proposal
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s offered by opposing political candidates and their political parties.
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(4) [LO 2] Courtney recently received a speeding ticket on her way to the university.
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Her fine was $200. Is this considered a tax? Why or why not?
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The $200 speeding ticket is not considered a tax. Instead, it is considered a fine
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or penalty. Taxes differ from fines and penalties because taxes are not intended
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to punish or prevent illegal behavior.
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(5) [LO 2] Marlon and Latoya recently started building a house. They had to pay
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$300 to the county government for a building permit. Is the $300 payment a tax?
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The building permit is not considered a tax because $300 payment is directly linke
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d to a benefit that they received (i.e., the ability to build a house).
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(6) [LO 2] To help pay for the city’s new stadium, the city of Birmingham recently
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enacted a 1 percent surcharge on hotel rooms. Is this a tax? Why or why not?
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The 1 percent surcharge is a tax. The 1 percent surcharge is an earmarked tax –
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Oi.e., collected for a specific purpose. The surcharge is considered a tax because t
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he tax payments made by taxpayers do not directly relate to the specific benefit re
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ceived by the taxpayers. O O O




(7) [LO 2] As noted in Example 1-
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2, tolls, parking meter fees, and annual licensing fees are not considered taxes.
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Can you identify other fees that are similar?
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There are several possible answers to this question. Some common examples inc
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lude entrance fees to national parks, tag fees paid to local/state government for a
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utomobiles, boats, etc. O O




(8) [LO 2] If the general objective of our tax system is to raise revenue, why does the
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income tax allow deductions for charitable contributions and retirement plan cont
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ributions?

In addition to the general objective of raising revenue, Congress uses the federal t
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ax system to encourage certain behavior and discourage other behavior. The char
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itable contribution deduction is intended to encourage taxpayers to support the in
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itiatives of charitable organizations, whereas deductions for retirement contributi
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ons are intended to encourage retirement savings. Another objective of the tax syst
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em is to redistribute wealth.
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(9) [LO 2] One common argument for imposing so-
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called sin taxes is the social goal of reducing demand for such products. Using ci
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garettes as an example, is there a segment of the population that might be sensiti
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ve to price and for whom high taxes might discourage purchases?
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The most obvious segment sensitive to price may be teenagers and younger adults
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that typically have less disposable income, although price sensitivity or elasticity
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will vary by taxpayer.
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(10) [LO 3] Dontae stated that he didn’t want to earn any more money because it
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would ―put him in a higher tax bracket.‖ What is wrong with Dontae’s reasoni
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ng?

Although earning additional taxable income may increase Dontae‘s marginal tax
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rate (i.e., put him in a higher tax bracket), the additional income earned does not
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affect the taxes that Dontae will pay on his existing income. Moving to a higher ta
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x bracket simply means that Dontae will pay a higher tax rate on the additional in
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come earned (not on the income that he already has).
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(11) [LO 3] Describe the three different tax rates discussed in the chapter and how
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taxpayers might use them. O O O




The marginal tax rate is the tax rate that applies to the taxpayer‘s additional
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taxable income or deductions that the taxpayer is evaluating in a decision. Specific
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ally,

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Marginal Tax Rate  (NewTotalTax  OldTotalTax) (New
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The marginal tax rate is particularly useful in tax planning because it represents t
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he rate of taxation or savings that would apply to additional taxable income or ta
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x deductions.
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The average tax rate represents the taxpayer‘s average level of taxation on each
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dollar of taxable income. Specifically,
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The average tax rate is often used in budgeting tax expense as a portion of income
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(i.e., what percent of taxable income earned is paid in tax).
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The effective tax rate represents the taxpayer‘s average rate of taxation on each
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dollar of total income (i.e., taxable and nontaxable income). Specifically,
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