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Many states are either starting to or are in the process of expanding the types of services subject to sales tax.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not a general rule for allocating nonbusiness income?


A) Interest and dividends to the state of commercial domicile.
B) Rental income for investment property to state of commercial domicile.
C) Rental income for business property to state where property is located.
D) Capital gains from rental property to state where property is located.

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

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Tennis Pro is headquartered in Virginia. Assume it has a state income tax base of $200,000. Of this amount, $60,000 was nonbusiness income. Assume that Tennis Pro's Virginia apportionment factor is 73.28 percent. The nonbusiness income allocated to Virginia was $23,000. Assuming a Virginia corporate tax rate of 5.5 percent, what is Tennis Pro's Virginia state income tax liability? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

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$6,908.
$200,000 (state tax base) − $60,...

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Gordon operates the Tennis Pro Shop in Blacksburg, Virginia. The shop sells, manufactures, and customizes tennis racquets for serious amateurs. Virginia has a 5 percent sales tax. Arizona has a 6 percent sales tax, but Arizona sales thresholds don't exceed the Wayfair limits. Determine the sales tax liability that the shop must collect and remit if it sells a $1,000 racquet order to an Arizona customer (assume the shop has no sales personnel or property in Arizona) that purchases the merchandise from the Virginia store over the internet?

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$0.
The shop has no physical p...

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The annual value of rented property is not included in the property factor.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is incorrect regarding nondomiciliary businesses?


A) Subject to tax only where income tax nexus exists.
B) A business cannot be nondomiciliary where it is headquartered.
C) A business can be nondomiciliary in only one jurisdiction.
D) Subject to tax only where a sufficient connection exists.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Businesses engaged in interstate commerce are subject to income tax in every state in which they operate.

A) True
B) False

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Economic presence always creates sales tax nexus.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following law types is not a primary authority source?


A) Legislative
B) Administrative
C) Judicial
D) Treatises

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

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Tennis Pro is headquartered in Virginia. Assume it has a Kentucky state income tax base of $220,000. Of this amount, $40,000 was nonbusiness income. Assume that Tennis Pro's Kentucky sales, payroll, and property apportionment factor are 12, 5, and 3 percent, respectively. Assume that Kentucky uses a single-factor sales formula apportionment method. The nonbusiness income allocated to Kentucky was $1,000. Assuming Kentucky's corporate tax rate is 6 percent, what is Tennis Pro's Kentucky state income tax liability?

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$1,356.
$220,000 (state tax base) − $40,...

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Gordon operates the Tennis Pro Shop in Blacksburg, Virginia. The shop sells, manufactures, and customizes tennis racquets for serious amateurs. Virginia has a 5 percent sales tax. Tennessee has a 4 percent sales tax. Determine the sales and use tax liability that the shop must collect and remit if it sells a $500 racquet to a Tennessee resident that purchases the merchandise in the Virginia retail store?

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Gordon operates the Tennis Pro Shop in Blacksburg, Virginia. Tennis Pro has property as follows: Gordon operates the Tennis Pro Shop in Blacksburg, Virginia. Tennis Pro has property as follows:    What is Tennis Pro's Virginia property numerator and property factor? (Round the property factor to two places.) What is Tennis Pro's Virginia property numerator and property factor? (Round the property factor to two places.)

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$1,385,179 and 87.47 percent.
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What was the Supreme Court's holding in National Bellas Hess?


A) An out-of-state mail-order company did not have a sales tax collection responsibility because it lacked physical presence.
B) Reaffirmed that an out-of-state business must have physical presence in the state before the state may require the business to collect sales tax from in-state customers.
C) Spelled out four criteria for determining whether states may subject nondomiciliary companies to an income tax.
D) Defined solicitation for purposes of Public Law 86-272.

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

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Which of the following is not one of the Complete Auto Transit's criteria for whether a state can tax nondomiciliary companies?


A) Protected activities are exempt.
B) A sufficient connection exists.
C) Only a fair portion of income can be taxed.
D) Tax cannot discriminate against nondomiciliary businesses.

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

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Tennis Pro has the following sales, payroll, and property factors: Tennis Pro has the following sales, payroll, and property factors:    What would Tennis Pro's Virginia and Maryland apportionment factors be if Virginia used a double-weighted sales four-factor method and Maryland used a single-factor sales formula? What would Tennis Pro's Virginia and Maryland apportionment factors be if Virginia used a double-weighted sales four-factor method and Maryland used a single-factor sales formula?

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60 percent and 20 pe...

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List the steps necessary to determine an interstate business's state income tax liability.

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Determine the state tax base, divide int...

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Rental income is allocated to the state of commercial domicile.

A) True
B) False

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A state's apportionment formula usually is applied using some variation of sales, payroll, and property factors.

A) True
B) False

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Public Law 86-272 protects solicitation from income taxation. Which of the following activities exceeds the solicitation threshold?


A) Any form of advertising.
B) Distribution of samples without charge.
C) Accepting a down payment.
D) Checking a customer's inventory.

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

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In which of the following state cases did the state not assert economic income tax nexus?


A) South Dakota with the Wayfair rule.
B) South Carolina in the Geoffrey case.
C) West Virginia in the MBNA case.
D) Wisconsin in Wrigley.

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

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