A Taxpayer Ordinarily Should Not Assert a Tax Position Unless

question 1

Multiple Choice

A taxpayer ordinarily should not assert a tax position unless it is supported by a reasonable possibility of success." This standard commonly is referred to as requiring a certain probability of acceptance or approval if the position is detected and challenged by the taxing authority.What is the associated probability of success?

• A) 20%
• B) 33.3%
• C) 40%
• D) Over 50%

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The chance distribution for a statistic identified from a random sample.

Z-scores

A standard score indicating how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data where most occurrences take place around the mean, tapering off symmetrically towards the extremes.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown, it is based on the Student's t-distribution.