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Under the UDITPA's ________________ concept, sales are assumed to take place at the point of delivery, as opposed to the location at which the shipment originates.

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State Q has adopted sales-factor-only apportionment for its corporate income tax. As a result, a ________________ (larger/smaller) percentage of an out-of-state corporation's income is assigned to tax in the state.

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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:

Some of the states use, in determining whether an out-of-state entity has income tax nexus:

Typically exempt from the sales/use tax base is the purchase of tools by a manufacturer to make the widgets that it sells.

When the taxpayer has exposure to a capital stock tax:

The typical state sales/use tax falls on sales of both real and personal property.

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

Troy, an S corporation, is subject to tax only in State a. On Schedule K of its Federal Form 1120S, Troy reported ordinary income of $2,000,000 from its business, municipal bond interest of $150,000, taxable interest of $150,000, and charitable contributions of $300,000. A does not recognize S status, but it does follow the Federal provisions with respect to the determination of taxable income for a corporation. Determine Troy's A taxable income.

The typical local property tax falls on both an investor's principal residence and her stock portfolio.

In determining a corporation's taxable income for state income tax purposes, which of the following does not constitute a subtraction from Federal income?

A taxpayer wishing to reduce the negative tax effects of the application of the unitary theory might:

By making a water's edge election, the multinational taxpayer can limit the reach of unitary principles to the apportionment factors and income of its U.S. and E.U. affiliates.

The benefits of a passive investment company typically include:

A state's escheat laws:

Helene Corporation owns manufacturing facilities in States A, B, and C. 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. Helene'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. Helene's apportionable income assigned to A is:

A typical state taxable income subtraction modification is the interest income earned from another state's bonds.

An ad valorem property tax is based on the asset's current ________________ .

Mercy Corporation, headquartered in State F, sells wireless computer devices, including keyboards and bar code readers. Mercy's degree of operations is sufficient to establish nexus only in States E and F. Determine its sales factor in those states. State E applies a throwback rule to sales, while State F does not. State G has not adopted an income tax to date. Mercy reported the following sales for the year. All of the goods were shipped from Mercy's F manufacturing facilities.

Indicate for each transaction whether a sales (S) or use (U) applies, or whether the transaction is nontaxable (N). Where the laws vary among various states, assume that the most common rules apply. All taxpayers are individuals. a. A resident of State A purchases a computer in A. b. A resident of State A purchases prescription medicine in A. c. A resident of State B purchases a computer in A. d. A church purchases office supplies in A. e. A State A retailer purchases in B an item that will be in the inventory of its business. f. A resident of State A purchases hardware from a retail home improvement store in a. g. A business based in State A purchases vacant A land, to be held for a future expansion project. h. A business based in State A purchases repair services from an A plumbing contractor.