Chapter 1: Correlation of Test Bank questions to textbook Sections and Subsections 1.1 The Basics of Tax Planning • The IRS: An Uninvited Third Party – SA 1 • The Goal of Tax Planning – MC 1 – 2, BE 1, BE 2, SA 2 • Considering Tax Costs and Non-Tax Costs – MC 3 – 6 ; BE 1 – 6 1.2 Individual Income Tax Formula MC 7 – 15; BE 7 - 9; SA 3- 7 1.3 Tax Compliance vs. Tax Planning MC 17; SA 8 – 9 • Closed vs. Open Transactions MC 16, 18; SA 10, 11 • Marginal Tax Rates, Average Tax Rates, and Effective Tax Rates MC 19 – 23; BE 10 – 16; EX 3; P 1 • Tax Planning Opportunities MC 24 – 28; EX 4; SA 12 1.4 Tax Avoidance vs. Tax Evasion • Tax Evasion MC 29, 31; SA 13, 14 • Tax Ethics MC 30 1.5 Tax Rules vs. GAAP MC 32 – 39; ES 1 1.6 Goals of Tax Policymakers MC 40 – 47; EX 5, 6; SA 15 – 18 • Raise Revenue • Social Objectives • Economic Objectives • Equity Objectives 1.7 Other Taxes Paid by Individuals SA 19, 21, 22 • Other federal taxes MC 47 – 49 • State and local taxes MC 50 • Implicit taxes SA 20 1.8 Professional Taxation as a Career SA 23, 24, 25; MC 51 • The Role of a Tax Professional • Characteristics of Successful Tax Professionals