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Net Corporation's sales office and manufacturing plant are located in State X. Net also maintains a manufacturing plant and sales office in State W. For purposes of apportionment, X defines payroll as all compensation paid to employees, including contributions to § 401(k) deferred compensation plans. Under the statutes of W, neither compensation paid to officers nor contributions to § 401(k) plans are included in the payroll factor. Net incurred the following personnel costs. Net Corporation's sales office and manufacturing plant are located in State X. Net also maintains a manufacturing plant and sales office in State W. For purposes of apportionment, X defines payroll as all compensation paid to employees, including contributions to § 401(k)  deferred compensation plans. Under the statutes of W, neither compensation paid to officers nor contributions to § 401(k)  plans are included in the payroll factor. Net incurred the following personnel costs.   Net's payroll factor for State W is: A)  50.00%. B)  28.57%. C)  26.32%. D)  20.00%. E)  0%. Net's payroll factor for State W is:


A) 50.00%.
B) 28.57%.
C) 26.32%.
D) 20.00%.
E) 0%.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Cruz Corporation owns manufacturing facilities in States A, B, andC. A uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which the sales, property and payroll factors are equally weighted. B uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which sales are double-weighted. C employs a single-factor apportionment factor, based solely on sales. Cruz's operations generated $1,000,000 of apportionable income, and its sales and payroll activity and average property owned in each of the three states is as follows. Cruz Corporation owns manufacturing facilities in States A, B, andC. A uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which the sales, property and payroll factors are equally weighted. B uses a three-factor apportionment formula under which sales are double-weighted. C employs a single-factor apportionment factor, based solely on sales. Cruz's operations generated $1,000,000 of apportionable income, and its sales and payroll activity and average property owned in each of the three states is as follows.   Cruz's apportionable income assigned to C is: A)  $1,000,000.  B)  $430,542. C)  $333,333. D)  $200,000. E)  $0. Cruz's apportionable income assigned to C is:


A) $1,000,000.
B) $430,542.
C) $333,333.
D) $200,000.
E) $0.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Parent and Junior form a unitary group of corporations. Parent is located in a state with an effective tax rate of 3%, while Junior's effective tax rate is 9%. Acting in concert to reduce overall tax liabilities, the group should:


A) Execute an intercompany loan, such that Junior pays deductible interest to Parent.
B) Have Parent charge Junior an annual management fee.
C) Shift Parent's high-cost assembly and distribution operations to Junior.
D) All of the above are effective income-shifting techniques for a unitary group.
E) None of the above is an effective income-shifting technique for a unitary group.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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A ____________________ tax is designed to complement the local sales tax structure, to prevent the consumer from making purchases in another, lower-tax state.

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You attend a tax webinar in which the presenter mentions the "ultimate destination concept." Define this term, and identify at least two of the most important exceptions to the general rule.

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Under the ultimate destination concept, ...

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A state cannot levy a tax on a business unless the business was incorporated in the state.

A) True
B) False

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In computing the property factor, property owned by the corporation typically is valued at its ____________________, plus the cost of additions and improvements, but without adjusting for ____________________. or

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original cost, depre...

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A state sales tax usually falls upon:


A) Sales of groceries.
B) Sales made to out-of-state customers.
C) Sales made to the U.S. Department of Education.
D) Sales made to the ultimate consumer of the product or service.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is not immune from state income taxation, even if P.L. 86-272 is in effect?


A) Sale of the rights associated with a patent used in the taxpayer's business.
B) Sale of office equipment that constitutes inventory to the purchaser.
C) Sale of office equipment to be used in the taxpayer's business.
D) All of the above are protected by P.L. 86-272 immunity provisions.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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General Corporation is taxable in a number of states. This year, General made a $100,000 sale from its A headquarters to a customer in B. This activity is not sufficient for General to create nexus with B. State B applies a throwback rule, but State A does not. In which state(s) will the sale be included in the sales factor numerator?


A) $0 in both A and B.
B) $100,000 in A.
C) $100,000 in B.
D) In both A and B, according to the apportionment formulas of each.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Summarize the principles of multistate tax planning.

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State and local tax planning often invol...

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Use tax would be due if an individual purchased an auto in State A and used it at his home in State B.

A) True
B) False

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P.L. 86-272 ____________________ (does/does not) create nexus when the seller conducts its sales solicitations from a calling center building that it owns.

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In the broadest application of the unitary theory, the U.S. unitary business files a combined tax return using factors and income amounts for all affiliates:


A) Organized in the U.S.
B) Organized in NAFTA countries.
C) Organized anywhere in the world.
D) As dictated by the tax treaties between the U.S. and the other countries.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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José Corporation realized $600,000 taxable income from the sales of its products in States X and Z. José's activities in both states establish nexus for income tax purposes. José's sales, payroll, and property among the states include the following. José Corporation realized $600,000 taxable income from the sales of its products in States X and Z. José's activities in both states establish nexus for income tax purposes. José's sales, payroll, and property among the states include the following.   Z utilizes a double-weighted sales factor in its three-factor apportionment formula. How much of José's taxable income is apportioned to Z? A)  $600,000. B)  $120,000. C)  $80,000. D)  $0. Z utilizes a double-weighted sales factor in its three-factor apportionment formula. How much of José's taxable income is apportioned to Z?


A) $600,000.
B) $120,000.
C) $80,000.
D) $0.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Your supervisor has shifted your responsibilities from the Federal corporate income tax to a multistate corporate income tax practice. On which issues, if any, are the tax bases and procedures likely to overlap?

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Interactions between...

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A use tax applies when a State A resident purchases:


A) A new automobile from a State A dealership.
B) A used automobile from the web site of a State A dealership.
C) A new automobile from a State B dealership, then using the car back at home.
D) Hardware from sears.com rather than at the Best Buy store at the local mall.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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You are completing the State A income tax return for Quaint Company. Quaint is a limited liability company, and it operates in various states, showing the following results. You are completing the State A income tax return for Quaint Company. Quaint is a limited liability company, and it operates in various states, showing the following results.    In A, all interest is treated as business income. A uses a sales-only apportionment factor. Compute Quaint's A taxable income.   In A, all interest is treated as business income. A uses a sales-only apportionment factor. Compute Quaint's A taxable income. You are completing the State A income tax return for Quaint Company. Quaint is a limited liability company, and it operates in various states, showing the following results.    In A, all interest is treated as business income. A uses a sales-only apportionment factor. Compute Quaint's A taxable income.

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LLCs allocate and apportion state taxabl...

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All of the U.S. states have adopted a tax based on net taxable income.

A) True
B) False

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_________________________ is a means by which a corporation's business income is divided among the states in which it conducts business.

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