Bart, a Single Taxpayer, Has Recently Retired

question 19

Multiple Choice

Bart, a single taxpayer, has recently retired. This year, he received $24,000 in pension payments and $5,000 of Social Security payments. What amount must Bart include in his gross income for the Social Security payments?

• A)$4,250
• B)$2,500
• C)$1,500
• D)$750
• E)$0

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Definitions:

Activation

In psychology, the process of stimulating an action or response by using a stimulus, often related to the arousal of some physiological or psychological activity.

Sensory Adaptation

The method through which sensory receptors decrease in sensitivity to unchanging stimuli as time progresses.

Synaesthesia

A perceptual condition in which stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory pathway.

Subliminal Perception

The operation of sensory systems in handling information without the individual's conscious recognition.