Introduction to Taxation Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Taxation provides students with a foundational understanding of the principles, concepts, and administration of taxation. The course explores the rationale and objectives behind tax systems, delving into various types of taxes, including income tax, corporate tax, and indirect taxes such as VAT and sales tax. Students learn how tax laws are formulated and enforced, the ethical considerations in tax compliance, and the impact of taxation on individuals, businesses, and society. Emphasis is placed on understanding tax structures, filing requirements, and the interpretation of tax statutes, preparing students for further study in taxation or related fields in accounting and finance.
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Federal Tax Research 11th Edition by Roby B. Sawyers
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Tax Practice and Ethics
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Q1) Tax evasion is:
A)a fraudulent act involving illegal nonpayment of taxes
B)one of the objectives of tax planning
C)an act of deferring tax payments to future periods
D)the same as tax avoidance as both of them result in nonpayment of taxes
Answer: A
Q2) If a CPA becomes aware of an error in a tax return, he or she must immediately notify the IRS.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Tax planning has a higher likelihood of success when a tax practitioner is dealing with an open transaction instead of a closed transaction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Paid tax return preparers must register with the IRS and obtain a PTIN.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Tax Research Methodology
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Q1) The search "stock or securities" would find documents that contain both the term "stock" and the term "securities."
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The final step of the tax research process is to:
A)develop conclusions and recommendations
B)communicate recommendations
C)document conclusions and recommendations
D)litigate the tax-related dispute
Answer: B
Q3) FindLaw includes links for federal and state laws and a searchable database of summaries of published opinions from selected federal and state courts back to 2000.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Constitutional and Legislative Sources
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Q1) Most tax legislation begins in the House of Representatives.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Historically, the 1913 income tax was a tax on wealthy and high-income taxpayers.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The first Internal Revenue Code was:
A)the Internal Revenue Code of 1939
B)the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
C)the Revenue Act of 1913
D)none of these are correct
Answer: A
Q4) The "General Explanation" of tax legislation, called the "Blue Book," is prepared by the Joint Conference Committee.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Administrative Regulations and Rulings
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Q1) Which of the following IRS pronouncements has the highest weight of authority?
A)IRS Revenue Rulings
B)IRS Taxpayer Publications
C)IRS Announcements
D)All of these IRS pronouncements have equal weight of authority.
Q2) Compare and contrast IRS Proposed Regulations, IRS Temporary Regulations, and IRS Final Regulations. Explain the weight of authority and citations for each type of regulation.
Q3) Treasury Decisions are published first, officially, in:
A)the Internal Revenue Bulletin
B)first in the Internal Revenue Bulletin and then in the Federal Register
C)the Federal Register
D)Congressional Committee Reports
Q4) The courts may invalidate IRS Regulations if they are found to conflict with the Code.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the Internal Revenue Bulletin and identify the types of documents published in the Bulletin. Explain when it is published and the citations used to reference the Bulletin.
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Chapter 5: Judicial Interpretations
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Q1) The United States Tax Cases reporter is published by:
A)RIA
B)CCH
C)West Publishing
D)the Government Printing Office (GPO)
Q2) The citation ABC v. U.S, 967 U.S. 567 (2012) tells the tax researcher that this is a decision by which court?
A)District Court
B)Tax Court
C)Supreme Court
D)Court of Appeals
Q3) When a Tax Court decision is said to be entered under Rule 155, it means:
A)the Court computed the refund due the taxpayer
B)the Court reaches a decision without calculating the tax
C)the Court must follow the Court of Appeals that has direct jurisdiction over the taxpayer
D)the case cannot be appealed
Q4) The U.S. Court of Federal Claims is a trial-level court.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Tax Services Ria Checkpoint
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Q1) Describe the four common search methods used in Thomson Reuters Checkpoint.
Q2) What is the difference between a Terms & Connectors search and an Intuitive Search in Thomson Reuters Checkpoint? Give an example of each.
Q3) The Federal Tax Coordinator is a topical service.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why would a researcher use a Table of Contents or Index search instead of a keyword search?
Q5) The only support recognized by the IRS and courts are primary sources and not the editorial explanations of a tax service.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The footnote links in Checkpoint editorial services are not important to tax researchers.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain the difference between an annotated tax service and a topical tax service. Give an example of each.
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Chapter 7: Tax Services CCH Intelliconnect
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Q1) A broad knowledge of tax law, a reasonable level of experience, and persistence are necessary for:
A)passing the Bar Exam
B)looking at Google
C)researching the tax law
D)contracting tax law researchers
Q2) The case that is referred to in the opinion of another case is called the "precedent."
A)True
B)False
Q3) A case making reference to another case is called the:
A)cited case
B)citing case
C)precedent
D)local citation
Q4) Select three different primary sources, one from each area of tax law (legislative, administrative, and judicial), and provide a specific example of a source that is available in IntelliConnect.
Q5) Distinguish between the following terms: "cited case" and "citing case."
Q6) What roles does a citator play in tax research?
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Chapter 8: Tax Services Specialty and Others
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Q1) Tax Journals published for the purpose of keeping tax practitioners abreast of current changes and trends in the tax law are referred to as Professional Notes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Westlaw search engine designed to tailor search results to the most relevant items based on the expertise of experienced law researchers is called the:
A)WestSearch search engine
B)Boolean Terms search engine
C)Wildcard search engine
D)Regulations search engine
Q3) The service LexisNexis offers to academic institutions and public libraries which is a customized version of its services is called:
A)KeyCite
B)Tax Center
C)KeySearch
D)LexisNexis Academic
Q4) What are Scholarly Reviews? Who contributes to the publications? Expand on this.
Q5) What are KeySearch and the West Key Number System?
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Chapter 9: Multijurisdictional and Other Research
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Q1) Worldwide Tax Rates and Answers, a service of CCH IntelliConnect, provides corporate tax rates by country, including national and local tax rates, as well as current forms and instructions for countries around the world.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The CCH International Tax Service includes the following:
A)Worldwide Tax Rates and Answers
B)International Tax Planning Library
C)Transfer Pricing
D)International Tax Treaty Expert Library
E)all of these are correct
Q3) The transfer pricing rules target multinational companies that use the price-setting process in intercompany transactions to report low taxable income in high-tax countries and high taxable income in low-tax countries.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why are taxpayers emphasizing multijurisdictional tax planning?
Q5) What is the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, and what is its mission?
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Chapter 10: Financial Accounting Research
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Q1) Which of the following are missions of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)?
A)to contribute to economic efficiency by helping investors to identify opportunities and risks across the world
B)to bring transparency by enhancing the international comparability and quality of financial information
C)to strengthen accounting ability by reducing the information gap between the providers of capital and the people to whom they have entrusted their money
D)all of these are correct
Q2) "A sound understanding of financial accounting is essential for tax professionals." Discuss.
Q3) Pre-codification literature issued by various standard setters includes:
A)Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
B)Derivative Implementation Group Issues
C)Accounting Research Bulletins
D)all of these are correct
Q4) What are the principal objectives of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)?
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Chapter 11: Communicating Research Results
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Q1) State the purposes for which a file memorandum is designed.
Q2) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the use of visual aids in oral presentations?
A)Visual aids should be used to illustrate ideas that are difficult to convey strictly with words.
B)On average, allow at least three minutes of spoken presentation for each slide.
C)Slides should be colorful with substantial amounts of text.
D)All of these are correct.
Q3) In client files, a practitioner should include all of the following types of underlying legal authority EXCEPT:
A)underlined or highlighted portions of important legal documents
B)case, regulation, and ruling briefs that are pertinent to the file memo
C)a listing of legal citations and computer files that would show a researcher's analysis
D)all of this information should be included in a client file
Q4) IRS agents are not bound by District Court decisions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Tax Planning
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Q1) Any business-related expenses that are incurred in connection with the determination of a tax are deductible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Tax planning has been said to offer an opportunity for the most psychologically and financially rewarding work in tax practice. What is it about tax planning that would lead one to this conclusion?
Q3) The "Child Tax Credit" was created to prevent parents from sheltering income by putting accounts in the names of their lower-taxed children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Tax planning analyses should be based on the average tax rates that the individual will pay or save by adopting a particular course of action.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Investment expenses can offset ordinary income.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Working With the IRS
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Q1) The number of routine math errors has increased sharply due to increase in electronic filing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Form 911 is a Request for Taxpayer Advocate Assistance.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are the "pros" and "cons" of filing a protest to an IRS Audit?
Q4) The National Research Program (NRP) provides statistics that are used in the development and update of the DIF formulas.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There is a general common law privilege of confidentiality for non-criminal tax matters that exists between a taxpayer and his or her tax practitioner.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the major duties of the IRS Oversight Board?
Q7) Under various provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, what are some of the various rights guaranteed to taxpayers?
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Chapter 14: Tax Practice and Administration: Sanctions, Agreements,
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Q1) To avoid the penalty, the ___________ must meet the burden of proof that the failure to file was the result of reasonable cause.
A)IRS
B)TRP
C)taxpayer
D)none of these are correct
Q2) The penalty for failure to make payment of quarterly estimated income taxes is computed without any daily compounding and is not deductible.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One example of reasonable cause that the Internal Revenue Manual describes would include a timely mailed return sent to the wrong IRS address.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Code provides for payment of interest on underpayments and overpayments of tax at an adjustable rate compounded annually.
A)True
B)False
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