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Test Bank For South-Western Federal Taxation 2026:
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Comprehensive 49th Edition by James Young
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,TestbankIncomeTax
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CHAPTER1: AN INTRODUCTION TO TAXATION ANDUNDERSTANDINGTHE FEDERAL TAXLAW
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1. The ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was necessary to validate the
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Federal income tax on corporations.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: The Sixteenth Amendment validated only the tax on individuals. The income tax on corporations had
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been previously sanctioned by the courts.
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2. Before the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, there was no valid Federal income tax
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on individuals.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: There existed a Federal income tax during the Civil War that was sanctioned by the U.S.
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Supreme Court.
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3. The first income tax on individuals (after the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the
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Constitution) levied tax rates from a low of 2% to a high of 6%.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True


4. The Federal income tax on individuals generates more revenue than the Federal income tax on
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corporations.
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,a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True


5. The payasyougo feature of the Federal income tax on individuals conforms to Adam Smith’s canon of
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certainty.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Pay-as-you-go refers to the withholding provisions applicable to wages and othertypes of income and
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adds convenience to the tax system.
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6. Because the law is complicated, most individual taxpayers are not able to complete their Federal
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income tax returns without outside assistance.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Approximately 60% use tax return preparers, while slightly more than 32% purchase tax return software.
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7. The FICA tax (Medicare component) on wages is progressive since the tax due increases as wages
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increase.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: The FICA tax (Medicare component) isproportional because the rate is constant regardless of the wages
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earned.
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, 8. The Federal estate and gifttaxes are examples of progressive taxes.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True


9. The Federal excise tax on cigarettes is an example of a proportional tax.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The tax is a flat $1.01 per pack.
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10. Currently, the Federal income tax is less progressive than it ever has been in the past.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Currently, the Federal income tax has six rates. At one time, it had two rates.
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11. Mona inherits her mother’s personal residence, which she converts to a furnished rent house. These
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changes should affect the amount of ad valorem property taxes levied on the properties.
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a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Conversionfromresidentialtorentalusewillincreasethetaxes.Furthermore,Mona’smother may
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have had a senior citizen exemption on the property, which will no longer be appropriate. Lastly, the furnishings
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in the rent house could now be subject to an ad valorem tax on personalty.
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