Double Taxation Elements
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What is the total number of shifts involved in a transfer from the producer to the wholesaler, then to the retailer, and finally to the purchaser if the tax is transferred again to the purchaser by the retailer?

  • Four
  • Two
  • Three (correct)
  • One

What is the term used to describe the person who must pay the tax to the government?

  • Nominal taxpayer
  • Statutory taxpayer (correct)
  • Economic taxpayer
  • Real taxpayer

Which of the following taxes is NOT an example of a tax that can be shifted?

  • Percentage tax
  • VAT
  • Income tax (correct)
  • Excise tax on excisable articles

What is the factor that determines the point at which a tax is originally imposed?

<p>Government policy on pricing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the point at which the tax burden finally rests or settles down?

<p>Incidence of taxation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that the taxpayer undertakes to recoup himself of the tax burden?

<p>Improving production process (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a tax treaty?

<p>To eliminate double taxation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When can the rule of double taxation not be applied?

<p>When a taxpayer claims exemption from tax (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are exemptions construed in tax law?

<p>Strictly against the taxpayer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a claim of tax exemption to be valid?

<p>Clear legal provisions supporting the exemption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are refunds viewed in tax law?

<p>As a type of tax exemption (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the duty of a taxpayer claiming an exemption?

<p>To justify the exemption with clear legal provisions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a necessary condition for direct double taxation to occur according to the strict sense?

<p>The taxes are imposed for the same purpose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a measure that can be taken to mitigate double taxation?

<p>Allowing foreign tax credit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of entering into treaties or bilateral agreements between countries?

<p>To reduce tax rates for residents engaging in transactions taxable by both countries (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of direct double taxation?

<p>It is legally objectionable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of allowing reciprocal tax treatment?

<p>Reduced tax rates or exemptions for non-residents (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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