The Number of Americans Filing for Bankruptcy Each Year Has

question 117

True/False

The number of Americans filing for bankruptcy each year has increased since the late 1980s.

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Definitions:

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, thus having partial ownership and potentially receiving dividends from profits.

Subchapter S

A section of the Internal Revenue Code that provides for a special tax status for qualifying small businesses, allowing income to be taxed at the shareholder level and not at the corporate level.

Net Capital Loss

This occurs when the total capital losses from investments exceed the total capital gains, which can sometimes be used to offset other types of income for tax purposes.

Ordinary Income

This refers to any income earned through work, interest, dividends, or rental income, subject to standard tax rates.