Looking Out the Window, You Perceive a Tree in Front

question 371

Multiple Choice

Looking out the window, you perceive a tree in front of a car. Even though the tree interrupts your visual image of the car, you still perceive the car to be a solid shape, not split where the tree blocks your view of it. This is an example of the:

• A) law of proximity.
• B) law of closure.
• C) law of good continuation.
• D) law of similarity.

Comprehend the taxation of investment property sales, including the treatment of ordinary assets and Section 1221 assets.

Calculate and interpret gains or losses from the sale of shares, including mutual funds, using various cost basis methodologies.

Identify special tax treatments, such as Section 1202 exclusion for small business stock.

Recognize the tax implications of property received as a gift or inheritance.

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