The Usual Three-Year Statute of Limitations on Additional Tax Assessments

question 72

Multiple Choice

The usual three-year statute of limitations on additional tax assessments applies in the following situation(s) .

• A) No return at all is filed.
• B) An investment in a marketable security is worthless.
• C) Taxpayer discovers an inadvertent overstatement of deductions equal to 30% of gross income.
• D) Taxpayer inadvertently omits an amount of gross income equal to 30% of the gross income stated on the return.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

refers to the final stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly and logically.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where the focus is on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others.

Preoperational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from ages 2 to 7, where children begin to engage in symbolic play and learn to manipulate symbols but do not yet understand concrete logic.

Cognitive Life

Term not well defined in psychology, possibly referring to the mental processes and activities of an individual.