ACC 565 Week 5 Midterm Exam – Strayer NEW
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Chapters 1
Through 7
Chapter
1 Tax Research
1)
Tax planning is not an integral part of open-fact situations.
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Ref.: C:1-2
Objective: 1
2)
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 contains the current version of the tax law.
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Ref.: C:1-8
Objective: 4
3)
Regulations issued prior to the latest tax legislation dealing with a specific
Code section are still effective to the extent they do not conflict with the
provisions in the new legislation.
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Ref.: C:1-9
Objective: 4
4)
Final regulations have almost the same legislative weight as the IRC.
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Ref.: C:1-10
Objective: 4
5)
A revenue ruling is issued by the Internal Revenue Service only in response to
a verbal inquiry by a taxpayer.
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Ref.: C:1-12
Objective: 4
6)
Taxpayers must pay the disputed tax prior to filing a case with the Tax Court.
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Ref.: C:1-14
Objective: 4
7)
Appeals from the U.S. Tax Court are to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Ref.: C:1-14
Objective: 4
8)
Appeals from the Court of Appeals go to the Supreme Court under a writ of
certiorari. The Supreme Court decides whether or not they will hear the case.
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Ref.: C:1-14
Objective: 4
9)
A citator enables tax researchers to locate authorities (e.g., cases and IRS
pronouncements) that have cited a particular case.
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Ref.: C:1-30
Objective: 7
10)
According to the Statements on Standards for Tax Services, CPAs must
verify all tax return information submitted by reviewing client documentation.
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Ref.: C:1-33
Objective: 8
11)
When a taxpayer contacts a tax advisor requesting advice as to the most
advantageous way to dispose of a stock, the tax advisor is faced with
A)
a restricted-fact situation.
B)
a closed-fact situation.
C)
an open-fact situation.
D)
a recognized-fact situation.
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Ref.: C:1-2
Objective: 1
12)
Investigation of a tax problem that involves a closed-fact situation means that
A)
the client's transactions have already occurred and the tax questions must now
be resolved.
B)
the client's tax return has yet to be filed.
C)
future events may be planned and controlled.
D)
research is primarily concerned with applying the law to the facts as they
exist.
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Ref.: C:1-2
Objective: 1
13)
Identify which of the following statements is true.
A)
Tax planning is an integral part of both closed-fact situations and open-fact
situations.
B)
The first step in conducting tax research is to clearly understand the issues
involved.
C)
The Statements on Standards for Tax Services recommend that only written
tax advice be provided to the client in all situations.
D)
All of the above are false.
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Ref.: C:1-5
Objective: 2
14)
The term "tax law" includes
A)
legislation.
B)
treasury regulations.
C)
judicial decisions.
D)
all of the above
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Ref.: C:1-7
Objective: 4
15)
Identify which of the following statements is false.
A)
When tax advisors speak of the "tax law," they usually have in mind
just the Internal Revenue Code.
B)
Members from both the House and the Senate are on the Conference Committee.
C)
Records of committee hearings are helpful in determining Congressional intent.
D)
All of the above are false.
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Ref.: C:1-7
Objective: 4
16)
The committee that is responsible for holding hearings on tax legislation for
the House of Representatives is the
A)
Finance Committee.
B)
Joint Committee on Taxation.
C)
Conference Committee.
D)
Ways and Means Committee.
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Ref.: C:1-7
Objective: 4
17)
A tax bill introduced in the House of Representatives is then
A)
referred to the House Ways and Means Committee for hearings and approval.
B)
referred to the entire House for hearings.
C)
voted upon by the entire House.
D)
forwarded to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration.
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Ref.: C:1-7
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