The Phrase "Tax Incidence" Refers to

question 199

Multiple Choice

The phrase "tax incidence" refers to

• A) how easy it is to evade the tax.
• B) how taxes redistribute income.
• C) the degree of progressiveness or regressiveness of the tax.
• D) who actually bears the burden of paying the tax.
• E) how much the government collects in revenue from a tax.

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Definitions:

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Sensory organs located on the tongue's surface that contain the taste receptor cells, which detect different flavors.

Special Sense

refers to the senses that have specialized organs devoted to them, such as vision, hearing, taste, and smell.