In a tax-free business combination,
A. the income tax basis for acquired assets and liabilities is adjusted to current fair value.
B. any goodwill created by the combination may be amortized in calculating taxable income.
C. the subsidiary's assets and liabilities are assigned an income tax basis of zero dollars, so that they will have no future income tax consequences.
D. any goodwill created by the combination must be deducted in total in calculating taxable income.
E. the subsidiary's cost basis for assets are retained for income tax calculations.

Reliability and validity reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. in the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways. unfortunately, being consistent in measurement does not necessarily mean that you have measured something correctly. to illustrate this concept, consider a kitchen scale that would be used to measure the weight of cereal that you eat in the morning. if the scale is not properly calibrated, it may consistently under- or overestimate the amount of cereal that’s being measured. while the scale is highly reliable in producing consistent results (e.g., the same amount of cereal poured onto the scale produces the same reading each time), those results are incorrect. this is where validity comes into play. validity refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure. while any valid measure is by necessity reliable, the reverse is not necessarily true. researchers strive to use instruments that are both highly reliable and valid.