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A characteristic of the fraud penalties is:

A) When negligence and civil fraud apply to a deficiency, the negligence penalty predominates.
B) Criminal fraud can result in a fine and a prison sentence.
C) The criminal fraud penalty is 75% of the deficiency attributable to the fraud.
D) The IRS has the same burden of proof in the case of criminal fraud than with civil fraud.
E) None of these.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Your client, Connie, won $12,000 in a football office pool. She sees no reason to include it in her income for several reasons. First, the amount won will not be reported to the IRS. Second, as an average income employee, she is unlikely to be audited by the IRS. Third, she feels that she has probably lost this much in other past office pools. How do you respond?

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A major advantage of a flat tax type of income tax is its simplicity.

The Federal excise tax on cigarettes is an example of a proportional tax.

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once or not at all. a.Deferral of gains from involuntary conversions b.Carryback and carryforward of net operating losses c."No change" is one possible result d.State income tax applied to visiting nonresident e.IRS special agent f.Undoing the "piggyback" result g.Ideal budget goal as to new tax legislation h.Every state that has a general sales tax has one i.Imposed by all states and the Federal government j.Imposed by some states but not the Federal government k.Imposed only by the Federal government l.No correct match provided -Jock tax

A use tax is imposed by:

Using the choices provided below, show the justification for each provision of the tax law listed. a.Economic considerations b.Social considerations c.Equity considerations d.​Both a. and b. -Tax credits available for the purchase of a vehicle that uses alternative (non-fossil) fuels.

Using the choices provided below, show the justification for each provision of the tax law listed. a.Economic considerations b.Social considerations c.Equity considerations d.​Both a. and b. -Additional depreciation deduction allowed for the year the asset is acquired.

Two persons who live in the same state but in different counties may not be subject to the same general sales tax rate.

Using the choices provided below, show the justification for each provision of the tax law listed. a.Economic considerations b.Social considerations c.Equity considerations d.​Both a. and b. -A deduction for certain expenses (interest and taxes) incident to home ownership.

Taxes levied by all states include:

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once. a.3 years from date return is filed b.3 years from due date of return c.20% of underpayment d.5% per month (25% limit) e.0.5% per month (25% limit) f.Conducted at IRS office g.Conducted at taxpayer's office h.6 years i.45-day grace period allowed to IRS j.No statute of limitations (period remains open) k.75% of underpayment l.No correct match provided -Negligence penalty

A characteristic of FICA is that:

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once or not at all. a.Deferral of gains from involuntary conversions b.Carryback and carryforward of net operating losses c."No change" is one possible result d.State income tax applied to visiting nonresident e.IRS special agent f.Undoing the "piggyback" result g.Ideal budget goal as to new tax legislation h.Every state that has a general sales tax has one i.Imposed by all states and the Federal government j.Imposed by some states but not the Federal government k.Imposed only by the Federal government l.No correct match provided -Tax fraud suspected

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once or not at all. a.Deferral of gains from involuntary conversions b.Carryback and carryforward of net operating losses c."No change" is one possible result d.State income tax applied to visiting nonresident e.IRS special agent f.Undoing the "piggyback" result g.Ideal budget goal as to new tax legislation h.Every state that has a general sales tax has one i.Imposed by all states and the Federal government j.Imposed by some states but not the Federal government k.Imposed only by the Federal government l.No correct match provided -Excise tax on tobacco

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once. a.3 years from date return is filed b.3 years from due date of return c.20% of underpayment d.5% per month (25% limit) e.0.5% per month (25% limit) f.Conducted at IRS office g.Conducted at taxpayer's office h.6 years i.45-day grace period allowed to IRS j.No statute of limitations (period remains open) k.75% of underpayment l.No correct match provided -Failure to pay penalty

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once. a.3 years from date return is filed b.3 years from due date of return c.20% of underpayment d.5% per month (25% limit) e.0.5% per month (25% limit) f.Conducted at IRS office g.Conducted at taxpayer's office h.6 years i.45-day grace period allowed to IRS j.No statute of limitations (period remains open) k.75% of underpayment l.No correct match provided -More than 25% gross income omission and statute of limitations

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once. a.3 years from date return is filed b.3 years from due date of return c.20% of underpayment d.5% per month (25% limit) e.0.5% per month (25% limit) f.Conducted at IRS office g.Conducted at taxpayer's office h.6 years i.45-day grace period allowed to IRS j.No statute of limitations (period remains open) k.75% of underpayment l.No correct match provided -Interest due on refund

Match the statements that relate to each other. Note: Some choices may be used more than once or not at all. a.Deferral of gains from involuntary conversions b.Carryback and carryforward of net operating losses c."No change" is one possible result d.State income tax applied to visiting nonresident e.IRS special agent f.Undoing the "piggyback" result g.Ideal budget goal as to new tax legislation h.Every state that has a general sales tax has one i.Imposed by all states and the Federal government j.Imposed by some states but not the Federal government k.Imposed only by the Federal government l.No correct match provided -Import taxes (customs duties)

Even though a client refuses to correct an error on a past return, it may be possible for a practitioner to continue to prepare returns for the client.