The Portion of a Taxpayer's Wages That Are Garnished by Court

question 87

True/False

The portion of a taxpayer's wages that are garnished by court order and forwarded to pay a delinquent bank loan are not taxable income to the taxpayer.

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Definitions:

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other, indicating a direct relationship.

Causal Related

Pertaining to a cause-and-effect relationship between two or more factors.

Clinical Interview

A method of assessment where a trained professional asks questions and engages in a conversation with a client to evaluate their mental health and functioning.

Ecological Validity

The extent to which behavior studied in one environment (such as a psychological test) is characteristic of behavior exhibited by the same person in a range of other environments.