Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
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ISBN: 9781259969546
Author: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades-Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 12QPD
To determine
Explain the reason of sales of the particular given items, make a good tax base.
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In the United States, each state government can impose its own excise tax on the sale of cigarettes. Suppose that in the state of North Texarkana, the state government imposes a tax of $2.00 per pack sold within the state. In contrast, the neighboring state of South Texarkana imposes no excise tax on cigarettes. Assume that in both states the pre-tax price of a pack of cigarettes is $2.00. Assume that the total cost to a resident of North Texarkana to smuggle a pack of cigarettes from South Texarkana is $3.50 per pack. (This includes the cost of time, gasoline, and so on.) Assume that the tax is levied on the supplier.
Part b. first option (Yes or No), 2nd option (higher or Lower).
What statement is false?
a. A tax on consumption will effectively result in virtually all residents of the State paying the tax.
b. A tax on consumption would support savings initiative.
c. The consumption tax for purchases of goods or services from foreign sources shall be payable by the buyer.
d. Business taxes are usually included in the price of goods and services of the seller but are remitted by the seller to the government.
e. All of the statements is correct.
Which of the following is false regarding consumption and business tax?
a. Importations of goods are subject to value-added tax whether the imported goods are to be used in business or not.
b. All business taxes are consumption taxes but not all consumption taxes are business taxes.
c. Business taxpayers with annual receipts higher than the VAT threshold who registered as VAT taxpayers may switch to a non-VAT registration provided such actual receipts during the year proved to be lower than the threshold.
d. A business taxpayer subject to other percentage taxes shall register as a VAT taxpayer if its total sales or receipts exceeds the VAT threshold.
e. All of the other choices is correct.
Chapter 1 Solutions
Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 2QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 3QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 4QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 5QPDCh. 1 - A local government imposed a new 2 percent tax on...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 8QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 9QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 10QPD
Ch. 1 - Prob. 11QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 12QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 13QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 14QPDCh. 1 - One way for the federal government to increase tax...Ch. 1 - The Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations...Ch. 1 - Mr. Josh Kenney, a U.S. citizen and resident of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2APCh. 1 - Prob. 3APCh. 1 - This year, State A raised revenues by increasing...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5APCh. 1 - Prob. 6APCh. 1 - Prob. 7APCh. 1 - Prob. 8APCh. 1 - Prob. 9APCh. 1 - Mrs. Doyle, a resident of Rhode Island, traveled...Ch. 1 - Prob. 11APCh. 1 - Prob. 12APCh. 1 - Mr. and Mrs. Underhill operate a hardware store in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14APCh. 1 - Wallis Company produces circuit boards in a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 2IRPCh. 1 - Bailey Company, which has offices in six states,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 4IRPCh. 1 - Yarrow Company orders 500,000 of office furniture...Ch. 1 - Acme Corporation was formed under the laws of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 8IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 9IRPCh. 1 - Mr. Imhoff, age 72, has lived in Los Angeles his...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1TPCCh. 1 - KTR Company earns a 10 profit on each unit of...
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