Question

True or False: As a result of this tax reform, consumer debt increased and home equity debt decreased.

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

TAX: tax is a compulsory fnancial levy either direct or indirect imposed upon a taxpayer by the government. There are three types of taxes and the three types of taxes are the; proportional tax, the progressive tax, and the regressive tax. Taxes are used to raise revenue for government expenditures,

A proportional tax; regardless of the income, the same percentage of taxation will be on everyone.

TAX REFORM: tax reform is the process of changing the way taxes are collected by the government.

The tax reform made in 1986 was made in order to DECREASE CONSUMER DEBT and INCREASE HOME EQUITY DEBT and not the way round.

Because of the reform, citizens financed their spendings through home equity.