The Internal Revenue Service's Cost of Collecting $100 of Tax

question 19

True/False

The Internal Revenue Service's cost of collecting $100 of tax revenue is about $3.

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, representing the earliest stage of embryonic development.

Primitive Brain

Refers to the brain structures involved in basic survival functions, often equated with the brainstem and limbic system.

Conception

The process of a sperm fertilizing an ovum, leading to the formation of a zygote and the beginning of pregnancy.

Forebrain

Evolutionarily the most recent addition to the brain; coordinates advanced cognitive functions such as thinking, planning, and language; contains the allocortex, neocortex, and basal ganglia.