Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 106

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)The period for payment of estate taxes may be extended if the executor shows "reasonable cause" for not being able to pay some, or all, of the estate tax liability on the regular due date.
• B)The estate tax on interests in certain closely held businesses may be paid in installments over a 15-year period if elected.
• C)An executor may elect to postpone payment of the estate tax attributable to a remainder or reversionary interest until eight months after the interests of the other person(s)terminate.
• D)All of the above are false.

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Definitions:

Formal Rationality

A decision-making process focused on efficiency, predictability, calculability, and dehumanization, often associated with bureaucratic organizations.

Industrial Era

A period in history characterized by significant technological advancements and the rise of industrial production from the late 18th to the early 20th century.

Bureaucracy

An organizational structure characterized by hierarchical authority, rigid division of labor, written rules, and impersonal relationships, primarily in governmental and large institutional settings.

Rational-legal Authority

A form of leadership in which authority is largely tied to legal rationality, legal legitimacy, and bureaucracy.