6) The marginal tax rate is the total tax liability divided by the taxable income.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The marginal tax rate represents the proportion of tax that is paid on the next dollar
of taxable income.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Average Tax Rate
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the concepts of marginal and average tax rates as well as
a simple income tax formula.
EA: No
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
7) The average tax rate is the total tax liability divided by the taxable income.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Average Tax Rate
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the concepts of marginal and average tax rates as well as
a simple income tax formula.
EA: No
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
8) All individual income tax returns follow the basic structure of the simplified tax formula.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Average Tax Rate
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the concepts of marginal and average tax rates as well as
a simple income tax formula.
EA: No
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
, 9) With a progressive rate structure, the average tax rate is always smaller than the marginal tax
rate.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: If the tax rate structure is progressive, the average tax rate is either smaller than or
is equal to the marginal tax rate. Since the two can be equal, the average is not always smaller.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Average Tax Rate
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the concepts of marginal and average tax rates as well as
a simple income tax formula.
EA: No
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
10) At high levels of taxable income, the average tax rate and the marginal tax rate will always
be the same.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Average Tax Rate
Learning Objective: 01-02 Understand the concepts of marginal and average tax rates as well as
a simple income tax formula.
EA: No
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
11) Wages, salaries, and tips are compensation for services rendered. However, commissions,
bonuses, and severance pay are not taxable.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: The Components of Form 1040EZ
Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the components of a Form 1040EZ income tax return.
EA: Yes
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
12) Federal unemployment compensation benefits are not taxable.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: The Components of Form 1040EZ
Learning Objective: 01-03 Understand the components of a Form 1040EZ income tax return.
EA: Yes
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Gradable: automatic
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