The document is a true/false quiz about income taxation. It covers topics like how taxation apportions the costs of government, that not all government entities are tax exempt, and that taxation presupposes equivalent compensation for citizens while police power can be exercised through taxation but does not impose unlimited amounts. Most statements were true except for numbers 3, 4, and 5 which were false.
The document is a true/false quiz about income taxation. It covers topics like how taxation apportions the costs of government, that not all government entities are tax exempt, and that taxation presupposes equivalent compensation for citizens while police power can be exercised through taxation but does not impose unlimited amounts. Most statements were true except for numbers 3, 4, and 5 which were false.
The document is a true/false quiz about income taxation. It covers topics like how taxation apportions the costs of government, that not all government entities are tax exempt, and that taxation presupposes equivalent compensation for citizens while police power can be exercised through taxation but does not impose unlimited amounts. Most statements were true except for numbers 3, 4, and 5 which were false.
True or False Write True if the statement is correct or False if the statement is incorrect.
1. Taxation is a way of apportioning the cost of government among those
who are privileged to enjoy its benefits. TRUE 2. Police power and eminent domain may defeat the constitutional rights of a person. TRUE 3. Tax exemption applies only to government entities that exercise proprietary functions. FALSE 4. The power of taxation can be exercised without limitation because its scope is unlimited. FALSE 5. All government entities regardless of their functions are exempted from taxes because it would be impractical for the government to be taxing itself. FALSE 6. The power to tax is absolute because it is strongest of all powers of the government. FALSE 7. The State can enforce contributions upon its citizens in the form of taxes even without a provision in the Constitution authorizing it. TRUE 8. Taxation presupposes an equivalent compensation. TRUE 9. The police power of the government may be exercised through taxation. TRUE 10. There is no imposition of amount in police power. FALSE