What Is the Requirement for a Substantial Understatement of Tax

question 92

Multiple Choice

What is the requirement for a substantial understatement of tax for individuals?

• A)The understatement exceeds 10% of the tax required to be shown on the return.
• B)The understatement exceeds $5,000.
• C)The understatement exceeds the lesser of 10% of the tax required to be shown on the return or $5,000.
• D)The understatement exceeds the greater of 10% of the tax required to be shown on the return or $5,000.

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Definitions:

Substantial Performance

A principle in contract law that allows a contracting party to be considered as having fulfilled its obligations, so long as the crucial elements of the contract have been completed, even if minor details are unfinished.

Nominal Performance

A minimal or token action that barely meets the terms of a contract, often used to avoid breaching the agreement.

Substitution

In law or economics, the act of replacing one party or element of a contract with another.

Rescission

The act of canceling or annulling a contract, returning the parties involved to their positions prior to the agreement.