Chapter 6: Q 6.2 (page 124)
Explain the structure of the U.S. income tax system.
The U.S. income tax system emphasizes Personal Income Tax and Corporate Tax.
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Why is there always a difference between static analysis and dynamic analysis of tax changes?
Why might people be willing to sacrifice dollars to avoid "feeling bad" about flouting tax laws?
To raise funds aimed at providing more support for
public schools,astate government has just imposed
aunit excise tax equal to\(4for each monthly unit
of wireless phone services sold by each company
operating in the state.The following diagram
depicts the positions of the demand and supply
curves for wireless phone services before the unit
the excise tax was imposed. Use this diagram to deter
mine the position of the new market supply curve
now that the tax hike has gone into effect.
a.Does imposing the \)4-per-month unit excise tax
cause the market price of wireless phone ser
vices to rise by\(4per month?Why or why not?
b.What portion of the \)4-per-month unit excise
tax is paid by consumers? What portion is paid
by providers of wireless phone services?
Explain how the taxes government levy on purchases of goods and services affect market prices and equilibrium quantities.
The sales tax rate applied to all purchases within a state was 0.04 (4 percent) throughout 2016 but increased to 0.05 (5 percent) during all of 2017. The state government collected all taxes due, but its tax revenues were equal to $40 million each year. What happened to the sales tax base between 2016 and 2017? What could account for this result?
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