A tax whose burden (incidence and impact) falls on the same person and cannot be shifted, like income tax, is a:
Acapital receipt
Bdirect tax
Cindirect tax
Dsubsidy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. direct tax
A direct tax (income tax) cannot be shifted; impact and incidence are on the same person.
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