Which of the Following Payments Meets the IRS Definition of a Tax

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following payments meets the IRS definition of a tax?

• A)A fee paid on the value of property transferred from one individual to another by gift.
• B)A one-time additional property tax assessment to add a sidewalk to the neighborhood.
• C)A fee paid on the purchase of aerosol producing products to fund ozone research.
• D)A fee for a sticker purchased from a city that must be attached to garbage bags before the city garbage trucks will pick up the bags.
• E)All of the above meet the definition of a tax.

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage process (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that describes the physiological changes the body goes through under stress.

Exhaustion

A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue, often resulting from overwork or stress.

Resistance

Opposition faced when encountering a force, difficulty, or the act of refusing to comply with something or someone.

Alarm Reaction

The initial stage in the body's response to stress, involving the immediate activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of stress hormones.