South-Western Federal Taxation 2025 Test Bank – Corporations, Partnerships, Estates & Trusts | 48th Edition

TEST BANK

SOUTH-WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2025
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, ESTATES AND TRUSTS
48TH EDITION

CHAPTER 01: UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL TAX LAW

TRUE / FALSE

1. Many states have balanced budgets because laws or constitutional amendments preclude deficit spending.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-01 - LO: 1-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - AICPA: FN-Measurement
United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Research
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


2. The U.S. Federal government has a provision in the Constitution that precludes deficit spending.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: There is no such provision, and the national debt continues to grow.
POINTS: 1

,DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-01 - LO: 1-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Measurement
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


3. Revenue-neutral tax laws reduce deficits.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: They do not reduce deficits but do not aggravate the problem.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-01 - LO: 1-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Measurement
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


4. Longer class lives for depreciable property and the required use of the straight-line method of depreciation
would likely dampen the tax incentive for purchasing capital assets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-02 - LO: 1-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - AICPA: FN-Reporting
United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Research
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


5. The Internal Revenue Code is a compilation of Federal tax legislation that appears in Title 26 of the United
States Code.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-02 - LO: 1-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Research
United States - TX - FN-Reporting
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


6. The favorable treatment of research and development expenses (via amortization deductions and tax credits)
is one means of controlling the economy.

, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: This favorable treatment encourages certain activities (e.g., fostering technological
progress). It does not control the economy.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-02 - LO: 1-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Measurement
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
OTHER: Time: 2 min.


7. The encouragement of private-sector pension plans can be justified under the encouragement of certain
industries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Justified under social considerations and encouragement of certain activities (e.g.,
savings).
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CPET.SWFT.2025.LO: 1-02 - LO: 1-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - AICPA: FN-Measurement