General Corporation Is Taxable in a Number of States

question 198

Multiple Choice

General Corporation is taxable in a number of states. This year, General made a $100,000 sale from its A headquarters to a customer in B. General has not established nexus with B. State A does not apply a throwback rule. In which state(s) will the sale be included in the sales factor numerator?

• A) In all of the states, according to the apportionment formulas of each, as the U.S. government is present in all states.
• B) $100,000 in A.
• C) $100,000 in B.
• D) $0 in A and $0 in B.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no significant difference or relationship between specified groups or variables, serving as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

Sampling Error

The error that occurs due to selecting a sample instead of conducting a census of the entire population, leading to discrepancies between the sample and population parameters.

Statistical Power

The probability that a statistical test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, related to the study's sample size and effect size.

Type II Error

Occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, implying a failure to detect an effect or difference when one actually exists.