Which, If Any, of the Following Provisions of the Tax

question 180

Multiple Choice

Which, if any, of the following provisions of the tax law cannot be justified as promoting administrative feasibility (simplifying the task of the IRS) ?

• A)Penalties are imposed for failure to file a return or pay a tax on time.
• B)Prepaid income is taxed in the year received and not in the year earned.
• C)Annual adjustments for indexation increases the amount of the standard deduction allowed.
• D)Casualty losses must exceed 10% of AGI to be deductible.
• E)A deduction is allowed for charitable contributions.

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Definitions:

Set-Up Costs

Expenses incurred to prepare and configure equipment or processes for production.

Activity-Based Costing

An approach to costing that recognizes organizational activities and distributes each activity's costs to every product and service, reflecting their real consumption.

High-Low Method

A technique used in cost accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.

Variable Cost

A cost that varies directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as materials and labor costs.