Chapter 1, Problem 48DQ

Which of the following should not be claimed as deductions from gross income?   A. Interest payment on loans for the purchase of machinery and equipment used in business. B. Salaries and bonuses paid to employees. C. Discounts given to senior citizens on certain goods and services D. Advertising expense to maintain some form of goodwill for the taxpayer’s business.   Which of the following is NOT income tax exempt?*   A. BOI-registered enterprise enjoying tax holiday B. Forex transaction income of a Foreign Currency Depositary Unit from another Foreign Currency Depositary Unit C. Forex income in the Philippines of an Offshore Banking Unit D. Regional area headquarter of a multinational company E. None of the Above   A resident corporation is one that is:   A. Organized under the laws of a foreign country that engages in business in Makati City,Philippines. B. Organized under the laws of the Philippines that…

Which of the following statements is correct? O a. A tax offset can result in a refund if it relates to franking credits. O b. Tax offsets are same as allowable deductions as both reduce assessable income. O c. Any tax offset can increase deductions. O d. Tax offsets are used to reduce your taxable income.

What makes the refund of state taxes taxable on the federal tax return? a. moving to Texas before your refund gets sent to you b. paying state taxes the year before and getting a refund c. claiming taxes as an itemized deduction and using standard deduction d. claiming taxes as an itemized deduction and itemizing

Which of the following statements about credits is false? A. Credits reduce a taxpayer's liability dollar for dollar. B. Not all credits are refundable. C. The CARES Act stimulus payments were advance credits for 2020. D.Nonrefundable credits are limited to the tax balance due.

The tax law requires that capital gains and losses be separated from other types of gains and losses. Among the reasons for this treatment are: a."Long-term capital gains may be taxed at a lower rate than ordinary gains" and "Net capital loss is deductible only up to $3,000 per year for individual taxpayers". b.Short-term capital losses are not deductible. c.Net capital loss is deductible only up to $3,000 per year for individual taxpayers. d.Long-term capital gains may be taxed at a lower rate than ordinary gains.

Evaluate the three strategies reducing income, increasing deductions, and taking advantage of tax credits that you listed based on their overall effect on a person's tax situation (the amount of income taxes that the person will have to pay). Evaluate the ethical issues related to the payment of income taxes. in other words, if there is a legal tax-saving strategy available to a person who earns $50,000 per year, will it be ethical for the person to utilize this strategy in order to pay less tax? State how your answer to the previous question would change if the person were making $1,500,000.

27. Which of the following is a type of regular income tax a. Individual Income tax b. Corporate Income Tax c. Mixed Earner Income Tax O d. Both A and B 28. A taxpayer using GAAP cash - basis on a calendar year shall compute the taxable income using * a. Tax cash basis on a calendar year b. Tax cash basis on a fiscal year c. Tax accrual basis on a calendar year d. Tax accrual basis on a fiscal year

Which of the following is an adjustment that will generally result in lower tax liability for an eligible taxpayer because it directly reduces the taxpayer's total income?    An education credit.  The health savings account deduction.  Medical and dental expenses deduction.  The retirement savings contributions credit (Saver's Credit)

The "income tax benefit" account reduces the current tax expense for the year and is a deduction from deferred tax asset True or false?