Sanjiv Is an Accountant

question 6

Multiple Choice

Sanjiv is an accountant.Although he recognizes the need for the government to have money for the purposes of funding social programs and whatnot, he is strongly opposed, as a matter of principle, to excise taxes.That most likely means that Sanjiv

• A)objects to payroll taxes.
• B)believes that he should not have to pay a consumption tax on non-essential goods.
• C)does not think that he should have to pay taxes on money that he earned outside of Canada.
• D)is offended that the government taxes the proceeds realized from the sale of assets at a price above their cost.
• E)objects to the payment of "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco-the word "excise" is derived from the Latin phrase ex id salus, which means "outside that safety."

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