Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 39

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Ability-to-Pay Concept

• A)Income is subject to tax when it is received without restrictions as to its use or disposition.
• B)Income is considered received when it is credited to the taxpayer's account or made unconditionally available to the taxpayer.
• C)A concept that is fundamental to the progressive tax rate structure.
• D)To be deductible, an expenditure must be made for a business or economic purpose that is greater than any tax avoidance motive of the taxpayer.
• E)The amount of a deduction may not exceed its cost.
• F)Income should be recognized and a tax paid when the taxpayer has the resources to pay the tax.
• G)A type of deductible expenditure that embodies the profit motive requirement.
• H)Allows the omission of items from the tax base for which the costs of compliance exceeds the revenue generated.
• I)A category of expenses that is specifically disallowed.

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Definitions:

Return on Equity

A measure of a corporation's profitability that calculates how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.

Price/Earnings Ratio

A valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings, used to evaluate if a stock is over or undervalued.

Return on Equity

A measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholder's equity, indicating how well a company uses investments to generate earnings growth.

Quality of Income

A measure of how easily a firm's accounting income can be converted into cash, reflecting the company's financial stability.