The "Incidence of a Tax" Is the Term Used to Indicate

question 21

Multiple Choice

The "incidence of a tax" is the term used to indicate

• A) the responsibility for collecting the tax.
• B) who actually bears the tax burden.
• C) who the tax is initially levied on.
• D) the regressive rate structure of the tax.

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