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Taxation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is taxation?

a)

A way to delay the payment of tax to a later time

b)

The tax people pay on their wages and salaries

c)

A compulsory fee that individuals or corporations must pay to the government

2.

What is the main function of taxation?

a)

To raise revenue to finance government expenditure

b)

To economic growth, high employment, and low inflation

c)

Can help one understand human thought and behavior

3.

What term is this definition of?

"To dissuade people from consuming some non-essential goods and services."

a)

taxation

b)

perks

c)

excise tax

d)

corporate income tax

4.

(a)   : something which discourages an action

5.

(a)   : encourages capital invesment with methods of accelerated depreciation accounting.

6.

What are the advantages of different tax systems?

a)

A progressive tax is designed to redistribute wealth and income

b)

To ensure social equality, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor

c)

Both A and B

7.

True or False?

1. A progressive tax is always low, which discourages people from working and investing

2. A regressive tax is fair

3. Business profits are generally taxed twice

a)

1. T

2. T

3. T

b)

1. F

2. F

3. T

c)

1. T

2. F

3. F

d)

1. F

2. T

3. T

8.

What is a progressive tax called ?

(a)  

9.

(a)   : A tax levied at a higher rate on higher incomes

10.

What type of tax does the graph below represent?

a)

progressive tax

b)

regressive tax

11.

What is tax evasion ?

a)

is not declared to the tax authorities

b)

false declaration to tax authorities

c)

both A and are wrong

d)

both A and are correct

12.

Reducing the amount of tax you pay to a legal minimum is called :

a)

tax avoidance

b)

tax shelters

c)

tax evasion

13.

How do individual evasion tax ?

a)

self-employed people and people with part-time jobs don't declare their to the tax authorities

b)

Self-employed workers declare to tax authorities while part-timer workers undeclared income to the tax authorities .

c)

Self-employed workers do not declare to tax authorities while part-time workers declare income to tax authorities

14.

"Non-financial benefits or advantages of a job.

For example company cars, free health insurance,..."

What is this?

(a)  

15.

What does the term “tax shelter” mean?

a)

delaying the payment of taxes to a later time

b)

do not pay tax

c)

is not declared to the tax authorities

16.

What are low tax countries called?

a)

tax evasion

b)

tax avoidance

c)

tax shelters

d)

tax havens

17.

Which of the following answers indicates a form of tax deduction?

a)

free health insurance

b)

pension plans

c)

charities

d)

life insurance policies

18.

Multinational companies often set up head offices in where (a)  

19.

Criminal organizations tend to pass money through a series of companies in very complicated transactions to disguise its origin from the tax inspectors and the police called.....

a)

tax evasion

b)

laudering money

c)

tax avoidance

d)

tax shelters

20.

What is one of the ways for companies to avoid tax on profits?

a)

Companies can bring forward capital expenditure so that at the end of the year all the profits have been used up

b)

Companies can subtract expenditures from taxable income

c)

Both A and B are wrong