Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
23rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259969546
Author: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades-Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 6QPD
A local government imposed a new 2 percent tax on the gross receipts of businesses operating within its jurisdiction. XYZ Company, which manufactures soap and other toiletries, responded to the tax by reducing the size of its bars of soap and purchasing a cheaper grade of ingredients. By making these changes, XYZ maintained its before-tax level of profits. Who bears the incidence of the new gross receipts tax?
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Which of the following is false regarding consumption and business tax?
a. Importations of goods are subject to value-added tax whether the imported goods are to be used in business or not.
b. All business taxes are consumption taxes but not all consumption taxes are business taxes.
c. Business taxpayers with annual receipts higher than the VAT threshold who registered as VAT taxpayers may switch to a non-VAT registration provided such actual receipts during the year proved to be lower than the threshold.
d. A business taxpayer subject to other percentage taxes shall register as a VAT taxpayer if its total sales or receipts exceeds the VAT threshold.
e. All of the other choices is correct.
Which of the following is correct?
Business taxpayers with annual sales or receipts higher than the VAT threshold who opted to register as VAT taxpayers cannot register back as non-VAT because of the three-year lock-in period.
A VAT taxpayer may also be subject to other percentage taxes and excise taxes provided a range of goods and services offered.
The basis on imposing a consumption tax on the sale of services is the quarterly sales.
Exportation made by business taxpayers normally subject to the general percentage tax is taxable for consumption taxes.
All of the other choices is incorrect.
Which of the following is true?
a. Business taxpayers with annual sales or receipts higher than the VAT threshold who opted to register as VAT taxpayers cannot register back as non-VAT because of the three-year lock-in period.
b. A VAT taxpayer may also be subject to other percentage taxes and excise taxes provided a range of goods and services offered.
c. The basis on imposing a consumption tax on the sale of services is the quarterly sales.
d. Exportation made by business taxpayers normally subject to the general percentage tax is taxable for consumption taxes.
e. All of the other choices is incorrect.
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Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 2QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 3QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 4QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 5QPDCh. 1 - A local government imposed a new 2 percent tax on...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 8QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 9QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 10QPD
Ch. 1 - Prob. 11QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 12QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 13QPDCh. 1 - Prob. 14QPDCh. 1 - One way for the federal government to increase tax...Ch. 1 - The Internal Revenue Code and Treasury regulations...Ch. 1 - Mr. Josh Kenney, a U.S. citizen and resident of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2APCh. 1 - Prob. 3APCh. 1 - This year, State A raised revenues by increasing...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5APCh. 1 - Prob. 6APCh. 1 - Prob. 7APCh. 1 - Prob. 8APCh. 1 - Prob. 9APCh. 1 - Mrs. Doyle, a resident of Rhode Island, traveled...Ch. 1 - Prob. 11APCh. 1 - Prob. 12APCh. 1 - Mr. and Mrs. Underhill operate a hardware store in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14APCh. 1 - Wallis Company produces circuit boards in a...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 2IRPCh. 1 - Bailey Company, which has offices in six states,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 4IRPCh. 1 - Yarrow Company orders 500,000 of office furniture...Ch. 1 - Acme Corporation was formed under the laws of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 7IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 8IRPCh. 1 - Prob. 9IRPCh. 1 - Mr. Imhoff, age 72, has lived in Los Angeles his...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1TPCCh. 1 - KTR Company earns a 10 profit on each unit of...
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