TAX: CHAPTER 1 LEARN SMART
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024
A(n)L___________LisLaLpaymentLrequiredLbyLaLgovernmentLthatLisLunrelatedLtoLanyLspecificLbenefitLorLservi
ceLreceivedLfromLtheLgovernment.L-LcorrectLanswer-Tax
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLsentencesLdescribesLtheLaverageLtaxLrate?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLaverageLlevelLofLtaxationLonLeachLdollarLofLtheLtaxpayer'sLtaxableLincome.
SufficiencyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLwhetherLtaxLrevenuesLgeneratedLareLadequateLtoLmeetLtheLfinancialLneedsLofLtheLgovernment.
EquityL-LcorrectLanswer-ConsidersLhowLtheLtaxLburdenLshouldLbeLdistributedLacrossLtaxpayers.
CertaintyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLthatLtaxpayersLshouldLbeLableLtoLdetermineLwhen,Lwhere,LandLhowLtoLcalculateLandLpayLtheLtax.
ConvenienceL-LcorrectLanswer-
SuggestsLthatLaLtaxLsystemLshouldLbeLdesignedLtoLfacilitateLtheLcollectionLofLtaxLrevenueLwithoutLundueLhar
dship.
EconomyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLthatLtheLsystemLshouldLminimizeLcomplianceLandLadministrationLcosts.
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLstatementsLareLcorrectLregardingLaLflatLtax?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLtermLproportionalLtaxLhasLtheLsameLmeaningLasLflatLtax.
ALflatLtaxLisLaLsingleLtaxLrateLappliedLtoLanLentireLtaxLbase.
ToriLboughtLaLdressLcostingL$80LfromLArlene'sLDressLShopLinLaLstateLwhereLthereLisLaLsalesLtax.LTheLtaxLbaseL
isLtheLpriceLofLtheLdress,LandLtheLtaxLrateLisL6%.LWhatLamountLofLtaxLdidLToriLhaveLtoLpayLonLtheLpurchase?L-
LcorrectLanswer-$4.80
, TheLtaxL________LdefinesLwhatLisLactuallyLtaxedLandLisLusuallyLexpressedLinLmonetaryLterms.L-
LcorrectLanswer-Base
ProgressiveL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLanLincreasingLmarginalLrateLasLtheLtaxLbaseLincreases.
ProportionalL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLaLconstantLtaxLrateLacrossLtheLtaxLbase.
RegressiveL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLaLdecreasingLmarginalLtaxLrateLasLtheLtaxLbaseLincreases.
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLtermsLdescribesLtheLlevelLofLtaxesLimposedLonLtheLtaxLbaseLandLisLusuallyLexpressed
LasLaLpercentage?L-LcorrectLanswer-TaxLRate
TheLgeneralLpurposeLofLaLtaxLisLtoLraiseL________LtoLfundLtheLoperationsLofLtheL__________.L-
LcorrectLanswer-Revenue;LGovernment
WhatLisLtheLtaxLbaseLforLtheLgiftLtax?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLfairLmarketLvalueLofLtheLgiftLonLtheLdateLtheLgiftLisLgiven.
WhichLbusinessLdecisionsLwouldLlikelyLbeLaffectedLbyLtaxLlaws?L-LcorrectLanswer-
WhatLorganizationalLformLshouldLaLbusinessLuse?
HowLshouldLtheLbusinessLcompensateLemployees?
WhereLshouldLaLbusinessLlocate?
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLtypeLofLtaxesLareLpaidLbyLemployersLbasedLuponLtheirLemployees'Lwages?L-
LcorrectLanswer-UnemploymentLTax
MedicareLTax
SocialLSecurityLTax
TheL________LeffectLpredictsLthatLwhenLtaxpayersLareLtaxedLmore,LtheyLwillLworkLharderLtoLgenerateLtheLs
ameLafter-
taxLdollars,LwhileLtheL________LeffectLpredictsLtheyLwillLengageLinLotherLpursuitsLsinceLtheLmarginalLvalueL
ofLtaxableLactivitiesLhasLdecreased.L-LcorrectLanswer-Income;LSubstitution
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024
A(n)L___________LisLaLpaymentLrequiredLbyLaLgovernmentLthatLisLunrelatedLtoLanyLspecificLbenefitLorLservi
ceLreceivedLfromLtheLgovernment.L-LcorrectLanswer-Tax
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLsentencesLdescribesLtheLaverageLtaxLrate?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLaverageLlevelLofLtaxationLonLeachLdollarLofLtheLtaxpayer'sLtaxableLincome.
SufficiencyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLwhetherLtaxLrevenuesLgeneratedLareLadequateLtoLmeetLtheLfinancialLneedsLofLtheLgovernment.
EquityL-LcorrectLanswer-ConsidersLhowLtheLtaxLburdenLshouldLbeLdistributedLacrossLtaxpayers.
CertaintyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLthatLtaxpayersLshouldLbeLableLtoLdetermineLwhen,Lwhere,LandLhowLtoLcalculateLandLpayLtheLtax.
ConvenienceL-LcorrectLanswer-
SuggestsLthatLaLtaxLsystemLshouldLbeLdesignedLtoLfacilitateLtheLcollectionLofLtaxLrevenueLwithoutLundueLhar
dship.
EconomyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ConsidersLthatLtheLsystemLshouldLminimizeLcomplianceLandLadministrationLcosts.
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLstatementsLareLcorrectLregardingLaLflatLtax?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLtermLproportionalLtaxLhasLtheLsameLmeaningLasLflatLtax.
ALflatLtaxLisLaLsingleLtaxLrateLappliedLtoLanLentireLtaxLbase.
ToriLboughtLaLdressLcostingL$80LfromLArlene'sLDressLShopLinLaLstateLwhereLthereLisLaLsalesLtax.LTheLtaxLbaseL
isLtheLpriceLofLtheLdress,LandLtheLtaxLrateLisL6%.LWhatLamountLofLtaxLdidLToriLhaveLtoLpayLonLtheLpurchase?L-
LcorrectLanswer-$4.80
, TheLtaxL________LdefinesLwhatLisLactuallyLtaxedLandLisLusuallyLexpressedLinLmonetaryLterms.L-
LcorrectLanswer-Base
ProgressiveL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLanLincreasingLmarginalLrateLasLtheLtaxLbaseLincreases.
ProportionalL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLaLconstantLtaxLrateLacrossLtheLtaxLbase.
RegressiveL-LcorrectLanswer-ImposesLaLdecreasingLmarginalLtaxLrateLasLtheLtaxLbaseLincreases.
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLtermsLdescribesLtheLlevelLofLtaxesLimposedLonLtheLtaxLbaseLandLisLusuallyLexpressed
LasLaLpercentage?L-LcorrectLanswer-TaxLRate
TheLgeneralLpurposeLofLaLtaxLisLtoLraiseL________LtoLfundLtheLoperationsLofLtheL__________.L-
LcorrectLanswer-Revenue;LGovernment
WhatLisLtheLtaxLbaseLforLtheLgiftLtax?L-LcorrectLanswer-
TheLfairLmarketLvalueLofLtheLgiftLonLtheLdateLtheLgiftLisLgiven.
WhichLbusinessLdecisionsLwouldLlikelyLbeLaffectedLbyLtaxLlaws?L-LcorrectLanswer-
WhatLorganizationalLformLshouldLaLbusinessLuse?
HowLshouldLtheLbusinessLcompensateLemployees?
WhereLshouldLaLbusinessLlocate?
WhichLofLtheLfollowingLtypeLofLtaxesLareLpaidLbyLemployersLbasedLuponLtheirLemployees'Lwages?L-
LcorrectLanswer-UnemploymentLTax
MedicareLTax
SocialLSecurityLTax
TheL________LeffectLpredictsLthatLwhenLtaxpayersLareLtaxedLmore,LtheyLwillLworkLharderLtoLgenerateLtheLs
ameLafter-
taxLdollars,LwhileLtheL________LeffectLpredictsLtheyLwillLengageLinLotherLpursuitsLsinceLtheLmarginalLvalueL
ofLtaxableLactivitiesLhasLdecreased.L-LcorrectLanswer-Income;LSubstitution