LO.7, 8 Discuss the probable justification for each of the following aspects of the tax law:

a. A tax credit is allowed for amounts spent to furnish care for minor children while the parent works.

b. Bribes to public officials are not deductible.

c. Net operating losses of a current year can be carried back to profitable years.

d. A taxpayer who sells property on an installment basis can recognize gain on the sale over the period the payments are received.

e. Every year the tax brackets and the amounts of the standard deduction and dependency exemptions are adjusted by the IRS.

f. The exclusion from Federal tax of certain interest income from state and local bonds.
g. Prepaid income is taxed to the recipient in the year received and not in the year it is earned.