Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) The income of certain small corporations that qualify under the Tax Code is completely exempt from corporate income taxes.Thus,the federal government receives no tax revenue from these businesses,even though they report high accounting profits.
• B) All businesses,regardless of their legal form of organization,are taxed under the Business Tax Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
• C) Small corporations that qualify under the Tax Code can elect not to pay corporate taxes,but then each stockholder must report his or her pro rata shares of the firm's income as personal income and pay taxes on that income.
• D) Congress recently changed the tax laws to make dividend income received by individuals exempt from income taxes.Prior to the enactment of that law,corporate income was subject to double taxation,whereby the firm was taxed on the corporation's income and stockholders were taxed again on this income when it was paid to them as dividends.
• E) All corporations other than non-profits are subject to corporate income taxes,which are 15% for the lowest amounts of income and 38% for the highest income amounts.

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Labor-Force Participation Rate

The labor-force participation rate is the percentage of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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True Unemployment Rate

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