Chapter 1, Problem 16DQ

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Roxy operates a dress shop in Arlington, Virginia. Lisa, a Maryland resident, comes in for a measurement and purchases a $2,800 dress. Lisa returns to Virginia a few weeks later to pick up the dress and drive it back to her Maryland residence, where she will use the dress. Assuming that Virginia's sales tax rate is 5 percent and that Maryland's sales tax rate is 6 percent, what is Roxy's sales tax collection obligation?   Multiple Choice   $0   $140 to Virginia   $140 sales tax to Virginia and $28 use tax to Maryland   $168 to Maryland

Does the taxpayer recognize gross income in the following situations? a.  Ava is a filing clerk at a large insurance company. She is permitted to leave the premises for lunch, but she usually eats in the company's cafeteria because it is quick and she is on a tight schedule. On average, she pays $2 for a lunch that would cost $12 at a restaurant and it cost her employer $10 to prepare. However, if the prices in the cafeteria were not so low and the food was not so delicious, she would probably bring her lunch at a cost of $3 per day. Ava's meals are provided as    . Therefore, Ava would include $fill in the blank 08654900eff8078_2 per meal in her gross income.     b.  Scott is an executive for an international corporation located in New York City. Often he works late, taking telephone calls from the company's European branch. Scott often stays in a company-owned condominium when he has a late-night work session. The condominium is across the street from the company office and…

Jason buys a large vacant lot in a predominantly residential neighborhood. He wants to build a building on the land, which will give him the largest return on investment. He figures a large high-rise office building will do the trick. Why would Jason most likely not be able to build a high-rise office building on his property? The local zonink laws will not permit a high- rise office building in a residential neighborhood HUD does not permit commercial buildings in residential neighborhoods. The Department of Health will not permit such a building in a residential neighborhood. Real estate developers can no longer build high-rise office buildings.

Jack and his wife move from Maryland to the state of New York. After the move, Jack works in Connecticut and his wife works in New York City. There are no reciprocal agreements between any of the states. For the year of the move, what should they do with their state tax return(s)? a.) They should file part-year resident returns for Maryland and New York. The New York return would include income earned in Connecticut. b.) They should file part-year resident returns with Maryland and New York and a nonresident with Connecticut. c.) They should split the federal adjustment for unreimbursed moving expenses between the Maryland and New York returns d.) They should claim a credit for taxes paid to a nonresident state, split between the Maryland and New York returns

Joe and Rudy formed a partnership to operate a car repair shop in Laoag City. Joe provided the capital while Rudy contributed his labor and industry. On one side of their shop, Joe opened and operated a coffee shop, while on the other side, Rudy put up a car accessories store. May they engage in such separate businesses? Why?

Which of the following taxpayers may not use the standard mileage method of calculating transportation costs? a.A self-employed CPA who drives a computer-equipped minivan to visit clients. b.An attorney who uses his Tesla for calling on clients. c.A taxpayer who has a fleet of 10 business automobiles. d.A real estate salesperson who drives a $70,000 Mercedes while showing houses. e.All of these taxpayers may use the standard mileage method.

Anna and Bob are the only residents of a small town. The town currently funds its fire department solely from the individual contributions of these two residents. Each of the two residents has a utility function over private goods x and total number of firemen M, of the form: u(x, M) = 2 ln x + In M. The total provision of firemen hired, M, is the sum of the number hired by each of the two persons: M = M4 + M². Ann and Bob both have income of 200 each, and the price of both the private good and a fireman is 1. They are limited to providing between 0 and 200 firemen. For the purposes of this problem, you can treat the number of firemen as a continuous variable (it could be man-years).

Ramona and Katie both work for the Julian Corporation and perform similar jobs. They earn the same wage, and the firm provides them with the same dollar value of benefits. But Ramona (who has young children has opted to spend most of her benefit dollars on childcare, while Katie is using hers to pay for tuition at a local community college. The fact that the firm offers these options suggests that it provides a cafeteria-style benefits program. ) a) True O b) False