Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 20

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)In practice, the accumulated earnings tax applies only to closely held corporations.
• B)A corporation bears the burden of proving that its earnings are not being accumulated to avoid income taxes.
• C)To avoid the accumulated earnings tax, a corporation needs to have a definite plan for expending the accumulated earnings.
• D)All of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Illusory Correlations

The perception of a relationship between two variables when none actually exists.

Memory Biases

The tendency for memory to be distorted by previous experiences, desires, or the current emotional state.

Representativeness Heuristic

A belief that outcomes will always reflect characteristics of the process that generated them (e.g., an expectation that the outcome of a series of coin flips will always look random).

Coin Flips

A random process used to generate two equally likely outcomes, typically representing "heads" or "tails."