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Implicit taxes are indirect taxes on tax-favored assets.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following taxes represents the largest portion of U.S. federal tax revenues?


A) Employment taxes
B) Corporate income taxes
C) Individual income taxes
D) Estate and gift taxes
E) None of the choices are correct

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The 9 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution removed all doubt that a federal income tax was allowed under the U.S. Constitution.

A) True
B) False

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The largest federal tax, in terms of revenue collected, is the Social Security tax.

A) True
B) False

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The ultimate economic burden of a tax is best captured by:


A) the marginal tax rate.
B) the effective tax rate.
C) the average tax rate.
D) the proportional tax rate.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following statements is true?


A) Municipal bond interest is subject to explicit federal tax.
B) Municipal bond interest is subject to implicit tax.
C) Municipal bonds typically pay a higher interest rate than corporate bonds with similar risk.
D) All of these statements are true.
E) None of these statements are true.

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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Geronimo files his tax return as a head of household for year 2020. If his taxable income is $72,000, what is his average tax rate? (Use tax rate schedule.) (Round your final answer to two decimal places.)


A) 14.15 percent
B) 16.15 percent
C) 11.45 percent
D) 22.00 percent
E) None of the choices are correct

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Marc, a single taxpayer, earns $60,000 in taxable income and $5,000 in interest from an investment in city of Birmingham bonds. Using the U.S. tax rate schedule for year 2020, what is his effective tax rate? (Round your final answer to two decimal places.) (Use tax rate schedule.)


A) 20.30 percent
B) 13.83 percent
C) 14.98 percent
D) 10.47 percent
E) None of the choices are correct

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Junior earns $80,000 taxable income as a regional circuit stock car driver and is taxed at an average rate of 25 percent (i.e., $20,000 of tax). If Congress increases the income tax rate such that Junior's average tax rate increases from 25 percent to 30 percent, how much more income tax will he pay assuming that the income effect is larger than the substitution effect? What effect will this tax rate change have on the tax base and tax collected? What will happen to the government's tax revenues if Junior chooses to spend more time pursuing his other passions besides work (e.g., earns only $60,000 in taxable income)in response to the tax rate change? What is the term that describes this type of reaction to a tax rate increase? (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

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Under the current income tax, Junior has...

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Ricky and Lucy are debating several types of taxes. Their debate has focused on the different types of tax rate structures and whether they are "fair." Please define each tax rate structure, provide examples of each structure, and discuss how each structure may be viewed with respect to vertical equity.

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A proportional (flat)tax rate structure ...

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Excise taxes are typically levied on the value of a good purchased.

A) True
B) False

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Leonardo, who is married but files separately, earns $80,000 of taxable income. He also has $15,000 in city of Tulsa bonds. His wife, Theresa, earns $50,000 of taxable income. How much money would Leonardo and Theresa save if they file jointly instead of separately for 2020? (Use tax rate schedule.)


A) Nothing
B) $103.50
C) $309.75
D) $13,580
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Tax policy rarely plays an important part in presidential campaigns.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following would not be a failure of the horizontal equity concept?


A) Two taxpayers with identical income pay different amounts of tax because one taxpayer's income includes tax-exempt interest.
B) Two taxpayers pay different property tax amounts on similar plots of land (i.e., same value) because one plot of land is used to raise crops.
C) Two taxpayers pay different amounts of estate tax because one taxpayer's estate is worth significantly more.
D) All of the choices are correct.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Marc, a single taxpayer, earns $60,000 in taxable income and $5,000 in interest from an investment in city of Birmingham bonds. Using the U.S. tax rate schedule for 2020, how much federal tax will he owe? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.) (Use tax rate schedule.)


A) $13,200
B) $8,990
C) $7,548
D) $6,805
E) None of the choices are correct

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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A common example of an employment-related tax is the Medicare tax.

A) True
B) False

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Given the following tax structure, what is the minimum tax that would need to be assessed on Lizzy to make the tax progressive with respect to average tax rates? What is the minimum tax that would need to be assessed on Lizzy to make the tax progressive with respect to effective tax rates? Given the following tax structure, what is the minimum tax that would need to be assessed on Lizzy to make the tax progressive with respect to average tax rates? What is the minimum tax that would need to be assessed on Lizzy to make the tax progressive with respect to effective tax rates?

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Mort's average tax rate is 20 percent.Av...

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Which of the following is not an example of a graduated tax rate structure?


A) Progressive tax rate structure
B) Proportional tax rate structure
C) U) S. federal income tax
D) Regressive tax rate structure
E) None of the choices are correct

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Sin taxes are:


A) taxes assessed by religious organizations.
B) taxes assessed on certain illegal acts.
C) taxes assessed to discourage less desirable behavior.
D) taxes assessed to fund a specific purpose.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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If Susie earns $750,000 in taxable income, how much tax will she pay as a single taxpayer for 2020? (Use tax rate schedule.)


A) $214,649
B) $277,500
C) $241,927
D) $156,235
E) None of the choices are correct

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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