Which of the Following Would Not Be a Failure of the Horizontal

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be a failure of the horizontal equity concept?

• A) Two taxpayers with identical income pay different amounts of tax because one taxpayer's income includes tax exempt interest.
• B) Two taxpayers pay different amounts of property tax amounts on similar plots of land (i.e., same value) because one plot of land is used to raise crops.
• C) Two taxpayers pay different amounts of estate tax because one taxpayer's estate is worth significantly more.
• D) All of these.
• E) None of these.

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