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,Test Bank South-Western Federal Taxation 2025: Corporations, Partnerships,
Estates and Trusts by Nellen
Chapter 01: Understanding and Working with the Federal Tax Law
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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.
DATE CREATED: 1/31/2024 10:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/1/2024 1:43 PM
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2. The U.S. Federal government has a provision in the Constitution that precludes deficit spending.
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a. True
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b. False
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ANSWER: False
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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.
DATE CREATED: 1/31/2024 10:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/1/2024 1:43 PM
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
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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.
DATE CREATED: 1/31/2024 10:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/1/2024 1:43 PM
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
y
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Comprehension - BUSPROG: Comprehension
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STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - AICPA: FN-Reporting
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United States - AK - AICPA: FN-Research
a
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
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OTHER: Time: 2 min.
DATE CREATED: 1/31/2024 10:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/1/2024 1:43 PM
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.
DATE CREATED: 1/31/2024 10:55 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/1/2024 1:43 PM
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