16. Which of the following, if true, is the most logical completion of the argument below?
The tax system of the Republic of Grootland encourages borrowing by granting its taxpayers tax relief for interest paid on loans. The system also discourages saving by taxing any interest earned on savings. Nevertheless, it is clear that Grootland’s tax system does not consistently favor borrowing over saving, for if it did, there would be no______
(A) tax relief in Grootland for those portions of a taxpayer’s income, if any, that are set aside to increase that taxpayer’s total savings
(B) tax relief in Grootland for the processing fees that taxpayers pay to lending institutions when obtaining certain kinds of loans
(C) tax relief in Grootland for interest that taxpayers are charged on the unpaid balance in credit card accounts
(D) taxes due in Grootland on the cash value of gifts received by taxpayers from banks trying to encourage people to open savings accounts(A)
(E) taxes due in Grootland on the amount that a taxpayer has invested in interest-bearing savings accounts
太搞脑筋了,题目大意为:
贷款的利息可以被用来抵税(貌似增值税发票的作用)------说明鼓励贷款
针对存款要收利息税------说明不鼓励存钱
以上两点好理解,就是接下来那句话不好理解(我做这题时都理解错了):
it is clear that Grootland’s tax system does not consistently favor borrowing over saving, for if it did, there would be no______?
很明显,G的税收系统并非彻头彻尾支持借贷、反对存钱,因为如果是这样(指支持借贷、反对存钱),那么将没有_______?
做题时把no去掉并扔到每个选项前面,那么也就是要找一个"只支持借贷"的必要条件,也就是 "只支持借贷"能推得什么?
A:任何存款都能享受的"贷款息抵税"政策. (我做题时就在纳闷,明明在讲存款,哪来的tax relief for those...? 原来就是指题目中提到的那个tax relief 政策.)------就是说用贷款息来充抵利息税. 如果"只支持借贷",应无此有利于存款的政策. 所以是there would be no such policy, 正确.
B:付给放贷机构的手续费能享受的"贷款息抵税"政策.------无关项,原题没提到贷款手续费,说不定还是免手续费呢.
C:信用卡帐户里的欠款所产生的借贷利息, 能享受的"贷款息抵税"政策.------如果信用卡里的贷款息不能享受"tax relief"政策,那就说明"并非只支持贷款". 如果将问题中的no去掉,那么该选项就正确了.
D:银行支付给客户的开户奖励费之税款.------如果没有该税款,则说明支持存款,与"只支持借贷"相悖.
E:罗罗嗦嗦一大堆,说的就是三个字"利息税".------如果没有利息税,则说明支持存款,同样与"只支持借贷"相悖.
A)tax relief in Grootland for those portions of a taxpayer’s income, if any, that are set aside to increase that taxpayer’s total savings 用来增加纳税人的储蓄总额的收入是免税的 鼓励储蓄
B) tax relief in Grootland for the processing fees that taxpayers pay to lending institutions when obtaining certain kinds of loans 用来获得贷款的某种费用是免税的 鼓励借款
C) tax relief in Grootland for interest that taxpayers are charged on the unpaid balance in credit card accounts 用来支付未偿还的信用卡利息是免税的
鼓励借款
D) taxes due in Grootland on the cash value of gifts received by taxpayers from banks trying to encourage people to open savings accounts 必须对银行吸引储蓄所发的礼物课税
不鼓励储蓄
E) taxes due in Grootland on the amount that a taxpayer has invested in interest-bearing savings accounts 必须对投资在赚取利息的储蓄账户里的额度扣税
不鼓励储蓄
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