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    PracticeCPA®CPA REG Practice Exam 5Question 69
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Area V: Entity TaxationREGTaxationEntities

    CPA · Question 69 · Area V: Entity Taxation

    A multi-state corporation has the following factors: Property 80% in State A; Payroll 50% in State A; Sales 50% in State A. State A uses an apportionment formula that double-weights the sales factor. What is the apportionment percentage for State A?

    Answer options:

    A.

    60%

    B.

    50%

    C.

    57.5%

    D.

    65%

    How to approach this question

    Double Weighted Sales: (Prop + Pay + Sales + Sales) / 4.

    Full Answer

    C.57.5%✓ Correct
    C
    With a double-weighted sales factor, the formula is (Property + Payroll + 2*Sales) / 4. (80 + 50 + 100) / 4 = 57.5%.

    Common mistakes

    Dividing by 3 instead of 4 when double-weighting.
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