In the Current Year, Oriole Corporation Donated a Painting Worth

question 47

True/False

In the current year, Oriole Corporation donated a painting worth $75,000 to the Texas Art Museum, a qualified public charity. The museum included the painting in its permanent collection. Oriole Corporation purchased the painting 5 years ago for $25,000. Oriole's charitable contribution deduction is $25,000 (ignoring the taxable income limitation).

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Definitions:

"Big Man"

A term used in anthropology to describe a leader or highly influential individual in a tribe or community, especially in Melanesian and Polynesian societies.

Authority

Claiming and exercising power as justified by law or custom of tradition.

Legitimacy

The general belief that a rule, institution, or leader has the right to govern or command, often based on law, custom, or consent.

Chiefdoms

Socio-political organizations in which authority is centralized in a single leader who wields economic, political, and ceremonial control, often hereditary.