1. Which of the following is not a goal of the tax law?   a.  Ensuring that all persons pay the same amount of tax.   b.  Economic goals such as reduction in unemployment.   c.  Social goals such as lowering the cost of adoption.   d.  Raise adequate revenue to operate the government.

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1. Which of the following is not a goal of the tax law?

 

a. 

Ensuring that all persons pay the same amount of tax.

 

b. 

Economic goals such as reduction in unemployment.

 

c. 

Social goals such as lowering the cost of adoption.

 

d. 

Raise adequate revenue to operate the government.

2. Irma, widowed in 2017, pays all costs related to the home in which she and her unmarried son live. Her son does not qualify as her dependent. What is her filing status for 2018?

 

a. 

Single

 

b. 

Married, filing separate

 

c. 

Head of household

 

d. 

Qualifying widow(er)

 

e. 

None of the above

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