Concept explainers
Explain the reason of Z, the friend of J for the negative view on tax course.
Explanation of Solution
What is Tax: A tax is a payment levied by the order of Federal, state or local government agencies and collected from the general public to fund the developmental work of the government and not directly linked to the benefits received by the public. A tax must have following characteristics;
- 1. Tax is mandatory payment from the eligible public/enterprise
- 2. Tax is levied by the Government agencies
- 3. Tax has no direct relationship with the benefit received by the taxpayer
Taxes are integral part of everybody’s life. Tax plays a major role on multiple personal/organizational decision of ones’ life, like deciding on the investment avenues, choosing among the different jobs, savings for specific needs of life, making or receiving gifts or estates, tax planning and many more.
Since, Tax is an important aspect of ones’ life and all must take tax course for their own interest. Hence, Z’s negative view on tax is out of place and naïve.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 1 Solutions
Loose Leaf for McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
- Do the tax agent need to have a professional scepticism? Or just professional judgement is enougharrow_forwardSome people earn money that is paid to them in cash and then do not include this as income when they file their tax returns. What are the pros and cons of this practice?arrow_forwardIs it right to avoid taxes as much as you can?arrow_forward
- You and your friend Amy, while discussing your tax class, were surprised to learn that a substantial amount of income goes unreported each year by taxpayers. When taxpayers do not report all their income, the missing income must be replaced by imposing higher taxes on current taxpayers. Consider a time when you were trying to decide whether something should be put on your income tax return or not. Explain the differences between tax avoidance and tax evasion, and discuss the rewards of tax avoidance and the penalties of tax evasion.arrow_forwardThe Tax Code was created to punished people who did not pay taxes. True Falsearrow_forwardJackie, during one of your talks, shared that she is so frustrated with taxpayers who are trying to get away with their taxes reasoning that the government is in need of funds to finance its pandemic response. You then explained, given that you are about to finish your Income Taxation course, that it is not always the case that the government collection is affected by tax escapes employed by taxpayers. Which of the following should you not include as an example to explain your case? tax shifting tax transformation tax capitalization tax dodgingarrow_forward
- Work through the self-study problem in this section if you need to, but do not post your answer. Answer the following question: Why would a taxpayer want to misstate his or her income or claim ineligible persons as dependents when EITC is a factor on their return? What kinds of questions would you ask to make sure that the taxpayer is honestly reporting income and dependents?arrow_forwardTaxpayers are having a difficult time due to the large number of tax rules in place. To put it another way, what is the meaning of "substance above form?" Can you think of any examples?arrow_forwardJackie, during one of your talks, shared that she is so frustrated with taxpayers who are trying to get away with their taxes reasoning that the government is in need of funds to finance its pandemic response. You then explained, given that you are about to finish your Income Taxation course, that it is not always the case that the government collection is affected by tax escapes employed by taxpayers. Which of the following should you not include as an example to explain your case? A. tax dodging B. tax transformation C. tax shifting D. tax capitalizationarrow_forward
- Business/Professional Ethics Directors/Executives...AccountingISBN:9781337485913Author:BROOKSPublisher:CengageIndividual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT