A Taxpayer Instructing Her Son to Collect Rent Checks for the Taxpayer's

question 75

Multiple Choice

A taxpayer instructing her son to collect rent checks for the taxpayer's property and to report this as taxable income on the son's tax return violates which doctrine?

• A) constructive receipt doctrine
• B) implicit tax doctrine
• C) assignment of income doctrine
• D) step-transaction doctrine
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Fight-or-Flight Response

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Chronic Stress

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

A model describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress, consisting of the stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Resistance

In psychology, it refers to the opposition to the uncovering or discussion of unconscious material.