Section 482 Is Used by the Treasury To

question 78

Multiple Choice

Section 482 is used by the Treasury to:

• A) Force taxpayers to use arms-length transfer pricing on transactions between related parties.
• B) Reallocate income, deductions, etc., to a related taxpayer to minimize tax liability.
• C) Increase information that is reported about U.S. corporations with non-U.S. owners.
• D) All of the above.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Mixed Cost

A cost composed of a fixed and a variable component and changes in total in response to activity level changes.

Variable Cost

Financial obligations that shift depending on production or sales levels, notably materials and workforce expenses.

Fixed Cost

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales.

Period Cost

Expenses not directly tied to production activity, such as administrative and selling expenses, that are expensed in the accounting period in which they are incurred.