Discuss the two reasons most commonly advanced for excluding items from income with examples, and also explain the manner in which the purpose of exclusion is accomplished by them.

Explanation of Solution
For excluding items from income, encouraging taxpayers to engage in transactions for which relief is provided, and alleviating the effects of double
The example of the exclusions that encourage taxpayers to engage in specific transactions is that individuals are encouraged to purchase medical insurance, as all the payments received from the purchased medical insurance policies are excluded. The taxpayers are encouraged to invest in securities versus taxable investments, as the interest received on municipal bonds are excluded.
The examples of the exclusions that avoid double taxation are the exclusion of the foreign earned income. The income earned in foreign countries are prevented from being taxed in the Country U and also in the foreign country. Double taxation is prevented by the gift and estate tax, and income tax for the property received by inheritance or gift.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 4 Solutions
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
- General accountingarrow_forwardDon't use ai given answer accountingarrow_forwardMoonWear, Inc. offers an unconditional return policy. It normally expects 2.5% of sales at retail selling prices to be returned before the return period expires. Assuming that MoonWear records total sales of $12.5 million for the current period, what amount of net sales should it record for this period?arrow_forward
- Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Busines...AccountingISBN:9781337115773Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. HeitgerPublisher:Cengage LearningFinancial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis...FinanceISBN:9781285190907Author:James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark BradshawPublisher:Cengage LearningIndividual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT


