008: Quiz - Real Estate Syndicator and Tax Preparer Violate Federal Tax laws

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1. Question
Based upon this case study, a conservation easement can best be described as:
- a. An abusive section of the US tax laws.
- b. A key component of the Green New Deal.
- c. A way to offer private landowners flexibility in protecting their land in perpetuity, while still making use of it today.
- d. All of the above.
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2. Question
Congress is constantly creating new tax laws and revising old ones in an effort to:
- a. Confuse taxpayers.
- b. Create a cottage industry for lawyers and accountants.
- c. Raise money for the United States Treasury and influence behavior.
- d. Enrich their personal coffers.
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3. Question
Government failure to prosecute violations in a particular area of the law serves as a shield against future prosecutions in that area.
- a. True.
- b. False.
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4. Question
The Agees’ violations of the rules and guidelines governing the legitimate use of conservation easements stem from which of the following:
- a. Establishing real estate deals with minimal intrinsic value, relying primarily upon the tax shielding benefits to attract investors.
- b. Failure to utilize the land for green projects such as wind turbines.
- c. The use of fossil fuels in constructing their projects.
- d. All of the above.
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5. Question
The Agees’ plea agreements came on the heels of a Bill of Particulars instead of a more traditional and frequently used Indictment. This most likely occurred for which of the following reasons:
- a. The Grand Jury was on vacation.
- b. Prosecutors didn’t strongly believe they could prove their case.
- c. A Bill of Particulars looks better in a press release.
- d. To save prosecutors time and money, in the hopes of the Agees receiving more favorable treatment by the criminal justice process.
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6. Question
Evidence in the case against the Agees was primarily developed as a result of:
- a. The dogged persistence of a single government agent.
- b. Cooperation among government agencies.
- c. The threat of torture.
- d. A review of their personnel files by other partners at their accounting firm.

008: Real Estate Syndicator and Tax Preparer Violate Federal Tax laws

008: Quiz – Real Estate Syndicator and Tax Preparer Violate Federal Tax laws

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