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Truel/lFalselQuestions
1. Altaxlmeetslthelstandardloflsufficiencyliflitlisleasylforlpeopleltolpayltheltax.
True False
2. Thelfederallgovernmentlislnotlrequiredltolpaylinterestlonlthelnationalldebt.
True False
3. Alstaticlforecastloflthelrevenueleffectloflaltaxlratelchangelassumeslthatltheltaxlbaseldoeslnotlchange
.
True False
4. Aldynamiclforecastloflthelrevenueleffectloflaltaxlratelchangelassumeslthatltheltaxlbaseldoeslnotlchange
.
True False
5. ThelfederallSociallSecurityltaxlburdenlonlemployeeslhaslnotlincreasedlsincel1990lbecauseltheltaxlratelh
aslnotlincreasedlsincelthatlyear.
True False
6. IflStatelHlincreaseslitslsalesltaxlratelbyl1%,litslsalesltaxlrevenuelmustlalsolincreaselbyl1%.
True False
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7. ThelcityloflBernelrecentlylenactedlal10%ltaxlonlthelpriceloflalsubwaylticket.lConsequently,lMrs.lLaneln
owlwalksltolworklinsteadlofltakinglthelsubway.lHerlbehaviorlillustrateslthelsubstitutionleffectloflaltaxli
ncrease.
True False
8. JurisdictionlPlrecentlylincreasedlitslincomeltaxlrate.lAltaxpayerlwholreactsltolthelincreaselbylworki
nglharderltolearnlmorelincomelisldemonstratinglthelincomeleffectloflthelratelincrease.
True False
9. Accordingltolsupply-sideleconomicltheory,laldecreaselinltaxlrateslforlhigh-
incomelindividualslcouldlactuallylcauselanlincreaselinltaxlrevenue.
True False
10. Supply-
sideleconomicltheorylholdslthatlpeoplelwholbenefitlfromlaltaxlratelreductionlwilllspendltheirltaxlwindf
alllonlconsumptionlgoods.
True False
11. Stateluseltaxeslarelmorelconvenientlforlindividuallconsumerslthanlstatelsalesltaxes.
True False
12. ThelInternallRevenuelService'slcostloflcollectingl$100lofltaxlrevenuelislaboutl$3.
True False
13. Alconvenientltaxlhasllowlcompliancelcostslforltaxpayerslandllowlcollectionlandlenforcementlcostslforlth
elgovernment.
True False
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14. Accordingltolthelclassicallconceptloflefficiency,lanlefficientltaxlshouldlbelneutrallinlitsleffectlonlfreelm
arketlallocationslofleconomiclresources.
True False
15. AccordingltolthelKeynesianlconceptloflefficiency,lanlefficientltaxlshouldlbelneutrallinlitsleffectlonlfreelm
arketlallocationslofleconomiclresources.
True False
16. Altaxlmeetslthelstandardloflefficiencyliflitlgenerateslenoughlrevenueltolpaylforlthelpubliclgoodslandlse
rviceslprovidedlbylthelgovernment.
True False
17. Alprovisionlinltheltaxllawldesignedltolencouragelalspecificleconomiclbehaviorlislaltaxl preference.
True False
18. Algoodltaxlshouldlresultlinleitherlhorizontallorlverticallequitylacrossltaxpayers.
True False
19. Changeslinltheltaxllawlintendedltolmakelthelmeasurementlofltaxablelincomelmorelpreciselusuallylmakel
theltaxllawllesslcomplex.
True False
20. Verticallequitylfocuseslonlmeasurementlofltheltaxlbase,landlhorizontallequitylfocuseslonltheltaxlratelst
ructure.
True False
21. Taxlsystemslwithlregressivelratelstructureslresultlinlalproportionallylheavierltaxlburdenlonlpersonslwithls
mallerltaxlbases.
True False
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22. Alprogressivelratelstructurelandlalproportionatelratelstructurelbothlresultlinlverticallequitylacrossltaxpa
yers.
True False
23. ThelU.S.lindividuallincomeltaxlhaslalwayslusedlalprogressivelratelstructure.
True False
24. Theldeclininglmarginallutilityloflincomelacrosslindividualslcanlbelmeasuredlempirically.
True False
25. Taxlliabilityldividedlbyltaxablelincomelequalslmarginalltaxlrate.
True False
26. Iflaltaxlhaslalproportionatelratelstructure,laltaxpayer'slmarginallratelandlaveragelratelarelequal.
True False
27. Iflaltaxlhaslalprogressivelratelstructure,laltaxpayer'slaveragelratelislgreaterlthanlherlmarginallrate.
True False
28. Theltheorylofldistributionalljusticelislalrationalelforlalprogressivelincomeltaxlsystem.
True False
29. Individualslwholbelievelthatlaltaxlsystemlislfairlarellessllikelyltolcheatlonltheirltaxeslthanlindivid
ualslwholbelievelthatlthelsystemlislunfair.
True False
30. Manyltaxpayerslbelievelthelincomeltaxlsystemlislunfairlbecauselitlislsolcomplicated.
True False
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1. Altaxlmeetslthelstandardloflsufficiencyliflitlisleasylforlpeopleltolpayltheltax.
True False
2. Thelfederallgovernmentlislnotlrequiredltolpaylinterestlonlthelnationalldebt.
True False
3. Alstaticlforecastloflthelrevenueleffectloflaltaxlratelchangelassumeslthatltheltaxlbaseldoeslnotlchange
.
True False
4. Aldynamiclforecastloflthelrevenueleffectloflaltaxlratelchangelassumeslthatltheltaxlbaseldoeslnotlchange
.
True False
5. ThelfederallSociallSecurityltaxlburdenlonlemployeeslhaslnotlincreasedlsincel1990lbecauseltheltaxlratelh
aslnotlincreasedlsincelthatlyear.
True False
6. IflStatelHlincreaseslitslsalesltaxlratelbyl1%,litslsalesltaxlrevenuelmustlalsolincreaselbyl1%.
True False
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7. ThelcityloflBernelrecentlylenactedlal10%ltaxlonlthelpriceloflalsubwaylticket.lConsequently,lMrs.lLaneln
owlwalksltolworklinsteadlofltakinglthelsubway.lHerlbehaviorlillustrateslthelsubstitutionleffectloflaltaxli
ncrease.
True False
8. JurisdictionlPlrecentlylincreasedlitslincomeltaxlrate.lAltaxpayerlwholreactsltolthelincreaselbylworki
nglharderltolearnlmorelincomelisldemonstratinglthelincomeleffectloflthelratelincrease.
True False
9. Accordingltolsupply-sideleconomicltheory,laldecreaselinltaxlrateslforlhigh-
incomelindividualslcouldlactuallylcauselanlincreaselinltaxlrevenue.
True False
10. Supply-
sideleconomicltheorylholdslthatlpeoplelwholbenefitlfromlaltaxlratelreductionlwilllspendltheirltaxlwindf
alllonlconsumptionlgoods.
True False
11. Stateluseltaxeslarelmorelconvenientlforlindividuallconsumerslthanlstatelsalesltaxes.
True False
12. ThelInternallRevenuelService'slcostloflcollectingl$100lofltaxlrevenuelislaboutl$3.
True False
13. Alconvenientltaxlhasllowlcompliancelcostslforltaxpayerslandllowlcollectionlandlenforcementlcostslforlth
elgovernment.
True False
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14. Accordingltolthelclassicallconceptloflefficiency,lanlefficientltaxlshouldlbelneutrallinlitsleffectlonlfreelm
arketlallocationslofleconomiclresources.
True False
15. AccordingltolthelKeynesianlconceptloflefficiency,lanlefficientltaxlshouldlbelneutrallinlitsleffectlonlfreelm
arketlallocationslofleconomiclresources.
True False
16. Altaxlmeetslthelstandardloflefficiencyliflitlgenerateslenoughlrevenueltolpaylforlthelpubliclgoodslandlse
rviceslprovidedlbylthelgovernment.
True False
17. Alprovisionlinltheltaxllawldesignedltolencouragelalspecificleconomiclbehaviorlislaltaxl preference.
True False
18. Algoodltaxlshouldlresultlinleitherlhorizontallorlverticallequitylacrossltaxpayers.
True False
19. Changeslinltheltaxllawlintendedltolmakelthelmeasurementlofltaxablelincomelmorelpreciselusuallylmakel
theltaxllawllesslcomplex.
True False
20. Verticallequitylfocuseslonlmeasurementlofltheltaxlbase,landlhorizontallequitylfocuseslonltheltaxlratelst
ructure.
True False
21. Taxlsystemslwithlregressivelratelstructureslresultlinlalproportionallylheavierltaxlburdenlonlpersonslwithls
mallerltaxlbases.
True False
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22. Alprogressivelratelstructurelandlalproportionatelratelstructurelbothlresultlinlverticallequitylacrossltaxpa
yers.
True False
23. ThelU.S.lindividuallincomeltaxlhaslalwayslusedlalprogressivelratelstructure.
True False
24. Theldeclininglmarginallutilityloflincomelacrosslindividualslcanlbelmeasuredlempirically.
True False
25. Taxlliabilityldividedlbyltaxablelincomelequalslmarginalltaxlrate.
True False
26. Iflaltaxlhaslalproportionatelratelstructure,laltaxpayer'slmarginallratelandlaveragelratelarelequal.
True False
27. Iflaltaxlhaslalprogressivelratelstructure,laltaxpayer'slaveragelratelislgreaterlthanlherlmarginallrate.
True False
28. Theltheorylofldistributionalljusticelislalrationalelforlalprogressivelincomeltaxlsystem.
True False
29. Individualslwholbelievelthatlaltaxlsystemlislfairlarellessllikelyltolcheatlonltheirltaxeslthanlindivid
ualslwholbelievelthatlthelsystemlislunfair.
True False
30. Manyltaxpayerslbelievelthelincomeltaxlsystemlislunfairlbecauselitlislsolcomplicated.
True False
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