Deck 6: Individual for Agi Deductions

Question 1

Expenses of a vacation home allocated to rental use are deductible for AGI.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Taxpayers renting a home would generally report the rental income and expenses on Schedule E.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

To qualify under the passive activity rental real estate exception, the taxpayer must (1)own at least 15 percent of the property and (2)participate in the process of making management decisions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The profit motive distinguishes "business" activities from "personal" activities.

Question 5

Taxpayers who use a home for both personal and rental use generally must allocate expenses associated with the home to the personal use and the rental use.

Question 6

Rental or royalty expenses are deductible "for" AGI.

Question 7

A tax loss from a rental home is generally a passive activity loss.

Question 8

All business expense deductions are claimed as "below the line" deductions.

Question 9

A passive activity is any activity that involves a trade or business or rental activity in which the taxpayer does not materially participate.

Question 10

Passive losses that exceed passive income are deferred until the taxpayer generates passive income to offset these passive losses.

Question 11

Compared to the Tax Court method of allocating expenses between rental use and personal use, the IRS method tends to allocate more expenses to personal use than does the Tax Court method.

Question 12

Jennifer owns a home that she rents for 364 days and uses for personal purposes for one day.Jennifer is required to allocate expenses associated with the home between rental and personal use.

Question 13

Generally, losses from rental activities are considered to be active losses.

Question 14

Jorge owns a home that he rents for 360 days and uses for personal purposes for five days.Jorge is not required to allocate expenses associated with the home between rental and personal use.

Question 15

The phrase "ordinary and necessary" means that an expense must be appropriate in and helpful for generating a profit.

Question 16

To be deductible, business expenses must be directly related to a business activity.

Question 17

When allocating expenses of a vacation home between personal use and rental use, the amount of depreciation expense allocated to the rental use is always the ratio of rental days over rental days plus personal-use days.

Question 18

A loss from a passive activity is fully deductible as long as the taxpayer has sufficient tax basis in the activity.

Question 19

All investment expenses are itemized deductions.

Question 20

In certain circumstances, a taxpayer could rent her personal residence at a profit and not pay any tax on the income.

Question 21

Generally, which of the following does not correctly categorize the type of income?

A)Rental real estate-passive income/loss.
B)Salary-active income/loss.
C)Dividends-portfolio income/loss.
D)Capital losses-passive income/loss.
E)All of these choices are correct.

Question 22

Sue invested $5,000 in the ABC Limited Partnership and received a 10 percent interest in the partnership.The partnership had $20,000 of debt she is not responsible to repay because she is a limited partner.Sue is allocated a 10 percent share of the debt, resulting in a tax basis of $7,000 and an at-risk amount of $5,000.During the year, ABC LP generated a ($70,000)loss.How much of Sue's loss is disallowed due to her tax basis or at-risk amount?

A)Zero; all of her loss is allowed to be deducted.
B)$2,000 disallowed because of her at-risk amount.
C)$2,000 disallowed because of her tax basis.
D)$4,000 disallowed because of her tax basis.
E)$4,000 disallowed because of her at-risk amount.

Question 23

An individual who forfeits a penalty for prematurely withdrawing a certificate of deposit (CD)is allowed to net the penalty against the interest income from the CD.

Question 24

All reasonable moving expenses are deductible by employees.

Question 25

Taxpayers contributing to and receiving distributions from a Roth IRA generally earn a before-tax rate of return on their contributions equal to their after-tax rate of return.

Question 26

Self-employed taxpayers can choose between claiming a deduction or a credit for the employer portion of self-employment taxes paid.

Question 27

Taxpayers who participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan are not allowed to deduct contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

Question 28

What is the correct order of the loss limitation rules?

A)Tax basis, at-risk amount, passive loss limits.
B)At-risk amount, tax basis, passive loss limits.
C)Passive loss limits, at-risk amount, tax basis.
D)Tax basis, passive loss limits, at-risk amount.
E)Passive loss limits, tax basis, at-risk amount.

Question 29

Taxpayers with home offices must allocate indirect expenses of the home between personal use and home office use.Only expenses allocated to the home office use are deductible.

Question 30

Excess business losses are carried back and then forward as net operating losses.

Question 31

Self-employed taxpayers can deduct the cost of health insurance as a "for" AGI deduction as long as they do not actually participate in their spouses' employer-provided health plans.

Question 32

Michelle is an active participant in the rental condominium property she owns.During the year, the property generates a ($15,000)loss; however, Michelle has sufficient tax basis and at-risk amounts to absorb the loss.If Michelle has $115,000 of salary, $10,000 of long-term capital gains, $3,000 of dividends, and no additional sources of income or deductions, how much loss can Michelle deduct?

A)Zero; losses from rental property are passive losses and can only be offset by passive income.
B)$4,000.
C)$11,000.
D)$15,000.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 33

In general, total deductible home office expenses are limited to the gross income derived from the business minus business expenses unrelated to the home.(This is net Schedule C income before home office expenses.)

Question 34

A self-employed taxpayer reports home office expenses as for AGI deductions while home office expenses for employees are nondeductible.

Question 35

For married taxpayers filing separately, excess business losses are defined as aggregate business deductions over the sum of aggregate business gross income or gain of the taxpayer plus $255,000.

Question 36

If a taxpayer's marginal tax rate is decreasing, a taxpayer contributing to a traditional IRA can earn an after-tax rate of return greater than her before-tax rate of return.

Question 37

Qualifying distributions from traditional IRAs are nontaxable while qualifying distributions from Roth IRAs are fully taxable as ordinary income.

Question 38

Which taxpayer would not be considered a material participant of an activity?

A)Taxpayer materially participated in the activity for any five of the preceding 10 years.
B)Taxpayer participated on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis during the year.
C)Taxpayer participated 95 hours during the year and participation is not less than any other participants for the year.
D)Taxpayer participated in the activity for 995 hours during the year.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 39

A SEP IRA is an example of a self-employed retirement account.

Question 40

Qualified education expenses for purposes of the deduction of interest on educational loans are expenses paid for the education of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a taxpayer's dependent to attend a postsecondary institution of higher education.

Question 41

A taxpayer's at-risk amount in an activity is increased by:

A)a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying.
B)cash contributions to the activity.
C)cash distributions from the activity.
D)a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying and cash contributions to the activity.
E)a reduction in the amount of debt related to the activity that the taxpayer is responsible for paying and cash distributions from the activity.

Question 42

Harvey rents his second home.During 2019, Harvey reported a net loss of $35,000 from the rental.If Harvey is an active participant in the rental and his AGI is $80,000, how much of the loss can he deduct against ordinary income in 2019?

A)$35,000
B)$25,000
C)$5,000
D)$0

Question 43

The rental real estate exception favors:

A)lower-income taxpayers (AGI less than $80,000).
B)middle-income taxpayers (AGI greater than $80,000 and less than $150,000).
C)upper-income taxpayers (AGI greater than $150,000).
D)lower-income taxpayers and middle-income taxpayers.
E)middle-income taxpayers and upper-income taxpayers.

Question 44

Ilene rents her second home for the entire year.During 2019, Ilene reported a net loss of $15,000 from the rental.If Ilene is an active participant in the rental and her AGI is $140,000, how much of the loss can she deduct against ordinary income in 2019?

A)$15,000
B)$10,000
C)$5,000
D)$0

Question 45

On the sale of a passive activity, any suspended losses can be used to offset income from:

A)other passive activities
B)capital gains
C)interest income
D)wages and tips
E)All of these choices are correct.

Question 46

Braxton owns a second home that he rents to others.During the year, he used the second home 50 days for personal use and 100 days for rental use.After allocating the home-related expenses between personal use and rental use, which of the following statements regarding the sequence of deductibility of the expenses allocated to the rental use is correct (assume taxpayer has no expenses to obtain tenants)?

A)Depreciation expense, other expenses, property taxes and interest expense.
B)Other expenses, depreciation expense, property taxes and interest expense.
C)Property taxes and interest expense, depreciation expense, other expenses.
D)Other expenses, property taxes and interest expense, depreciation expense.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 47

Max, a single taxpayer, has a $270,000 loss from his sole proprietorship.How much of this loss is deductible after considering the excess business loss rules?

A)$270,000.
B)$255,000.
C)$15,000.
D)$0.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 48

Which of the following statements regarding limitations on the deductibility of home office expenses of self-employed taxpayers is correct?

A)Deductible home office expenses are itemized deductions.
B)Deductible home office expenses are itemized deductions subject to a 2 percent floor.
C)Deductible home office expenses are for AGI deductions limited to gross income from the business minus non-home office-related expenses.
D)Deductible home office expenses are for AGI deductions and may be deducted without limitation.

Question 49

Katy owns a second home.During 2019, she used the home for 20 personal-use days and 50 rental days.Katy allocates expenses associated with the home between rental use and personal use.Katy did not incur any expenses to obtain tenants.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the tax treatment of Katy's income and expenses from the home?

A)Katy includes the rental receipts in gross income and deducts the expenses allocated to the rental use of the home for AGI.
B)Katy deducts from AGI interest expense and property taxes associated with the home not allocated to the rental use of the home.
C)Assuming Katy's rental receipts exceed the interest expense and property taxes allocated to the rental use, Katy's deductible expenses for 2019 may not exceed the amount of her rental receipts (she may not report a loss from the rental property).
D)All of the choices are correct.

Question 50

Which of the following statements regarding traditional IRAs is true?

A)Once a taxpayer reaches 55 years of age she is allowed to contribute an additional $1,000 a year.
B)Taxpayers with high income are not allowed to contribute to traditional IRAs.
C)Taxpayers who participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan are allowed to deduct contributions to a traditional IRA regardless of their AGI.
D)A single taxpayer with no earned income is not allowed to deduct contributions to traditional IRAs.

Question 51

When a taxpayer experiences a net loss from a nonresidence (rental property):

A)the taxpayer will not be allowed to deduct the loss under any circumstance if the taxpayer does not have passive income from other sources.
B)the loss is fully deductible against the taxpayer's ordinary income no matter the circumstances.
C)if the taxpayer is not an active participant in the rental, the taxpayer can deduct the loss even if the taxpayer does not have any sources of passive income.
D)if the taxpayer is not allowed to deduct the loss due to the passive activity limitations, the loss is suspended and carried forward until the taxpayer generates passive income or until the taxpayer sells the property.

Question 52

Brady owns a second home that he rents to others.During the year, he used the second home for 50 days for personal use and for 100 days for rental use.Brady collected $20,000 of rental receipts during the year.Brady allocated $7,000 of interest expense and property taxes, $10,000 of other expenses, and $4,000 of depreciation expense to the rental use.What is Brady's net income from the property and what type and amount of expenses will he carry forward to next year, if any?

A)$0 net income.$1,000 depreciation expense carried forward to next year.
B)($1,000)net loss.$0 expenses carried over to next year.
C)$0 net income.$1,000 of other expense carried over to next year.
D)$0 net income.$1,000 of interest expense and property taxes carried over to next year.

Question 53

Kenneth lived in his home for the entire year except when he rented his home (near a very nice ski resort)to a married couple for 14 days in December.The couple paid Kenneth $14,000 in rent for the two weeks.Kenneth incurred $1,000 in expenses relating to the home for the 14 days.Which of the following statements accurately describes the manner in which Kenneth should report his rental receipts and expenses for tax purposes?

A)Kenneth would include the rental receipts in gross income and deduct the rental expenses for AGI.
B)Kenneth would exclude the rental receipts from gross income and deduct the rental expenses for AGI.
C)Kenneth would include the rental receipts in gross income and would not deduct the rental expenses because he used the residence for personal purposes for most of the year.
D)Kenneth would exclude the rental receipts, and he would not deduct the rental expenses.

Question 54

Jamison is self-employed and he works out of an office in his home.After allocating the home-related expenses between the business office and the rest of the home, which of the following statements regarding the sequence of deductibility of the expenses allocated to the home office business use is correct?

A)Depreciation expense, other expenses, property taxes and interest expense.
B)Other expenses, depreciation expense, property taxes and interest expense.
C)Property taxes and interest expense, depreciation expense, other expenses.
D)Other expenses, property taxes and interest expense, depreciation expense.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 55

During 2019, Jacob, a 19-year-old full-time student, earned $4,500 during the year and was not eligible to participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan.The general limit for deductible contributions during 2019 is $6,000.How much of a tax-deductible contribution can Jacob make to an IRA?

A)$0 (Full-time students are not allowed to participate in IRAs)
B)$500
C)$4,500
D)$6,000

Question 56

Max, a single taxpayer, has a $270,000 loss from his sole proprietorship.How much of this loss is not deductible after considering the excess business loss rules?

A)$270,000.
B)$255,000.
C)$15,000.
D)$0.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 57

Which of the following statements regarding the IRS and/or Tax Court approaches to allocating home-related expenses between rental use and personal use is correct?

A)The Tax Court approach allocates more property tax and interest expense to rental use than does the IRS approach.
B)The Tax Court and the IRS approaches allocate the same amount of expenses other than interest expense and property taxes to rental use.
C)The IRS approach allocates interest expense and property taxes to rental use based on the ratio of the number of days of rental use to the total days of the year.
D)None of the choices are correct.

Question 58

Which of the following statements regarding limitations on the deductibility of home office expenses of employees is correct?

A)Home office expenses of employees are deductible as itemized deductions.
B)Home office expenses of employees are not deductible.
C)Home office expenses of employees are for AGI deductions limited to gross income from the business.
D)Home office expenses of employees are for AGI deductions not limited to gross income from the business.

Question 59

Which of the following statements regarding the home office expense deduction is correct?

A)Taxpayers may allocate expenses of the home to the home office based on the size of the office relative to the size of the home.
B)A taxpayer is not allowed to deduct any home office expenses unless the taxpayer has no other place to do business.
C)A taxpayer is not allowed to deduct any depreciation associated with a home as a home office expense.
D)A taxpayer must own a home in order to claim home office expenses.

Question 60

Harriet owns a second home that she rents to others.During the year, she used the second home for 10 personal days and for 200 rental days.Which of the following statements regarding the manner in which she should account for her income and/or expenses associated with the home is incorrect?

A)Harriet's deductible expenses are not limited to the amount of gross rental income from the property.
B)Harriet will be allowed to deduct all of the mortgage interest on the loan secured by the property.
C)Harriet is required to include all of the rental receipts in gross income.
D)Harriet is required to allocate all expenses associated with the home to rental use or personal use.

Question 61

Bryan, who is 45 years old, had some surprise medical expenses during the year.To pay for these expenses (which were claimed as itemized deductions on his tax return), he received a $20,000 distribution from his traditional IRA (he has only made deductible contributions to the IRA).Assuming his marginal ordinary income tax rate is 15 percent, what amount of taxes and/or early distribution penalties will Bryan be required to pay on this distribution?

A)$3,000 income tax; $2,000 early distribution penalty.
B)$3,000 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty.
C)$0 income tax; $2,000 early distribution penalty.
D)$0 income tax; $0 early distribution penalty.

Question 62

Daniela retired at the age of 65.The current balance in her Roth IRA is $200,000.Daniela established the Roth IRA 10 years ago.Through a rollover and annual contributions Daniela has contributed $80,000 to her account.If Daniela receives a $50,000 distribution from the Roth IRA, what amount of the distribution is taxable?

A)$0
B)$20,000
C)$30,000
D)$50,000

Question 63

Congress allows self-employed taxpayers to deduct the cost of health insurance above the line (for AGI)because:

A)employers are allowed to deduct Social Security (FICA)taxes as a business expense.
B)self-employed taxpayers need an alternate mechanism for reducing the cost of health care.
C)this deduction provides a measure of equity between employees and the self-employed.
D)health insurance premiums cannot be deducted otherwise.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 64

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)For purposes of the deduction for educational interest, an educational loan must be used to pay tuition to any type of school.
B)The maximum deduction for educational interest is $5,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly.
C)Self-employed taxpayers are not allowed to deduct health care premiums if the taxpayer is eligible to participate in their spouse's employer-provided health plan.
D)Self-employment taxes paid by self-employed taxpayers are deductible as business expenses.
E)All of the choices are true.

Question 65

Mason paid $4,100 of interest on a loan that paid tuition for him to attend a private university this year.How much of this payment can Mason deduct as interest expense on an educational loan if he files single and reports modified AGI of $90,000?

A)$4,100
B)$4,000
C)$2,667
D)$2,000
E)None of the choices are correct

Question 66

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)For purposes of the deduction for educational interest, expenses do not include expenses for room, board, and travel.
B)For purposes of the deduction for educational interest, qualified education expenses are those paid for the education of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or the taxpayer's dependent.
C)The maximum deduction for interest expense on qualified education loans is $6,000.
D)A penalty paid for prematurely withdrawing a certificate of deposit or similar deposit is deductible from AGI as an investment expense.
E)All of the choices are incorrect.

Question 67

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)Congress allows self-employed taxpayers to deduct the employer portion of their self-employment tax.
B)To deduct expenses associated with any profit-motivated activity taxpayers must maintain a high level of involvement or effort in the activity throughout the year.
C)Business activities never require a relatively high level of involvement or effort from the taxpayer.
D)All business expenses are deducted for AGI.
E)All of the choices are true.

Question 68

Which of the following statements regarding Roth IRAs distributions is true?

A)A distribution is not a qualifying distribution unless the distribution is at least two years after the taxpayer has opened the Roth IRA.
B)A taxpayer receiving a distribution from a Roth IRA before reaching the age of 55 is generally not subject to an early distribution penalty.
C)A Roth IRA does not have minimum distribution requirements.
D)The full amount of all nonqualifying distributions is subject to tax at the taxpayer's marginal tax rate.

Question 69

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)Individuals qualify for the moving expense deduction only if they change employers.
B)Individuals qualify for the moving expense deduction if their employer does not pay for the moving expenses.
C)Moving expenses are deductible from AGI.
D)Moving expenses are generally not deductible.
E)Moving expenses are deductible for AGI.

Question 70

Tyson (48 years old)owns a traditional IRA with a current balance of $50,000.The balance consists of $30,000 of deductible contributions and $20,000 of account earnings.Convinced that his marginal tax rate will increase in the future, Tyson receives a distribution of the entire $50,000 balance of his traditional IRA and he immediately contributes the $50,000 to a Roth IRA.Assuming his marginal tax rate is 25 percent, what amount of penalty, if any, must Tyson pay on the distribution from the traditional IRA?

A)$0.
B)$1,250.
C)$3,750.
D)$5,000.

Question 71

Which of the following statements regarding IRAs is false?

A)Taxpayers who participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan may be allowed to make deductible contributions to a traditional IRA.
B)The ability to make deductible contributions to a traditional IRA and nondeductible contributions to a Roth IRA may be subject to phase-out based on AGI.
C)A taxpayer may contribute to a traditional IRA in 2020 but deduct the contribution in 2019.
D)Taxpayers who have made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA are taxed on the full proceeds when they receive distributions from the IRA.

Question 72

Which of the following statements regarding Roth IRAs is false?

A)Contributions to Roth IRAs are not deductible.
B)Qualifying distributions from Roth IRAs are not taxable.
C)Whether or not they participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan, taxpayers are allowed to contribute to Roth IRAs as long as their AGI does not exceed certain thresholds.
D)Taxpayers who are married and file separately are not allowed to contribute to a Roth IRA.

Question 73

This year, Jong paid $3,000 of interest on a qualified education loan.Jong files married filing jointly and reports modified AGI of $152,000.What is Jong's deduction for interest expense on an educational loan?

A)$2,500.
B)$3,000.
C)$1,500.
D)$1,000.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 74

Lisa, age 45, needed some cash so she received a $50,000 distribution from her Roth IRA.At the time of the distribution, the balance in the Roth IRA was $200,000.Lisa established the Roth IRA 10 years ago.Over the years, she has contributed $20,000 to her account.What amount of the distribution is taxable and subject to early distribution penalty?

A)$0
B)$5,000
C)$30,000
D)$50,000

Question 75

Han is a self-employed carpenter and his wife, Christine, works full time as a grade school teacher.Han paid $525 for carpentry tools and supplies, and Christine paid $3,600 as her share of health insurance premiums (not with pretax dollars)for Han and herself in a qualified plan provided by the school district.Which of the following is a true statement?

A)The tools and supplies are deductible for AGI while the health insurance is an itemized deduction.
B)Both expenditures are deductible for AGI.
C)The tools and supplies are an itemized deduction but the health insurance is deductible for AGI.
D)Both expenditures are itemized deductions.
E)Neither of the expenditures is deductible.

Question 76

Lisa, age 45, needed some cash so she received a $50,000 distribution from her Roth IRA.At the time of the distribution, the balance in the Roth IRA was $200,000.Lisa established the Roth IRA eight years ago.Through a rollover and annual contributions, she has contributed $80,000 to her account.What amount of the distribution is taxable and subject to early distribution penalty?

A)$0
B)$20,000
C)$30,000
D)$50,000

Question 77

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)The deduction for interest on educational loans is subject to a phase-out limitation.
B)The deduction for moving expenses is subject to a phase-out limitation.
C)Self-employed taxpayers are allowed to deduct health care premiums even if the taxpayer is eligible to participate in an employer-provided health plan.
D)Excess business losses are deductible up to $100,000.
E)All of the choices are false.

Question 78

Bruce is employed as an executive and his wife, Marie, is a self-employed realtor.Besides Bruce's salary, Bruce and Marie own a warehouse that they rent to a local business for storage.This year they paid $1,250 for electric service in the warehouse.Marie also paid self-employment tax of $6,200 and Bruce had $7,000 of Social Security taxes withheld from his pay.Marie paid a $45 fee to rent a safety-deposit box to store records associated with her realty operation.Which of the following is a true statement?

A)One-half of the Social Security tax is deductible for AGI.
B)Only the electric bill is deductible for AGI.
C)The self-employment tax is not deductible.
D)The safety-deposit fee and the electric bill are deductible for AGI.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 79

Tyson (48 years old)owns a traditional IRA with a current balance of $50,000.The balance consists of $30,000 of deductible contributions and $20,000 of account earnings.Tyson's marginal tax rate is 25 percent.Convinced that his marginal tax rate will increase in the future, Tyson receives a distribution of the entire $50,000 balance of his traditional IRA.He retains $12,500 to pay tax on the distribution and he contributes $37,500 to a Roth IRA.What amount of income tax and penalty must Tyson pay on this series of transactions?

A)$0 income tax; $0 penalty.
B)$12,500 income tax; $1,250 penalty.
C)$12,500 income tax; $3,000 penalty.
D)$12,500 income tax; $5,000 penalty.
E)$0 income tax; $5,000 penalty.

Question 80

In 2019, Jessica retired at the age of 65.The current balance in her traditional IRA was $200,000.Over the years, Jessica had made $20,000 of nondeductible contributions and $60,000 of deductible contributions to the account.If Jessica receives a $50,000 distribution from the IRA, what amount of the distribution is taxable?

A)$0
B)$5,000
C)$37,500
D)$45,000
E)$50,000