Deck 4: Individual Tax Overview

Question 1

Itemized deductions and the standard deduction are deductions from AGI but deductions for personal and dependency exemptions are deductions for AGI.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Tax credits are generally more valuable than tax deductions because tax credits reduce a taxpayer's gross tax liability dollar for dollar while tax deductions do not.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

For AGI deductions are commonly referred to as deductions "below the line."

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In addition to the individual income tax,individuals may be required to pay taxes imposed on tax bases other than the individual's regular taxable income.

Question 5

Relative to for AGI deductions,from AGI deductions tend to relate to items that are more personal in nature.

Question 6

The character of income determines the rate at which the income is taxed.

Question 7

For AGI deductions are commonly referred to as deductions "above the line."

Question 8

The standard deduction amount for married filing separately taxpayers (MFS) is less than the standard deduction amount for married filing jointly taxpayers.

Question 9

Qualified dividends are taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.

Question 10

Inventory is a capital asset.

Question 11

Taxpayers are generally allowed to claim deductions for expenditures unless a specific tax provision indicates the expenditure is not deductible.In contrast to the all-inclusive treatment of income,taxpayers are not allowed to deduct anything unless a specific tax provision allows them to do so.

Question 12

Taxpayers may prepay their tax liability through withholdings and through estimated tax payments.

Question 13

From AGI deductions are generally more valuable to taxpayers than for AGI deductions.

Question 14

Taxpayers need not include an income item in gross income unless there is a specific tax provision requiring the taxpayer to include the income item in gross income.Tax laws are based on the all-inclusive income concept.Under this concept,gross income generally includes all realized income from whatever source derived.

Question 15

Certain types of income are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income.

Question 16

From AGI deductions are commonly referred to as deductions "below the line."

Question 17

Taxpayers are allowed to deduct more for each personal exemption they claim than for each dependency exemption they claim.

Question 18

The standard deduction amount varies by filing status.

Question 19

Tax credits reduce taxable income dollar for dollar.Tax credits directly reduce taxes payable.

Question 20

A personal automobile is a capital asset.

Question 21

For purposes of the qualifying child residence test,a temporary absence from the taxpayer's home for full-time schoolwork by the child is counted as though the child lived in the taxpayer's home during the absence.

Question 22

An individual receiving $5,000 of tax exempt income during the year could qualify as a qualifying child of another taxpayer but could not qualify as a qualifying relative of another taxpayer.The taxpayer could qualify as a qualifying relative (doesn't fail the gross income test) because the tax exempt income is excluded from gross income.

Question 23

An individual may be considered as a qualifying child of her parents and a qualifying child of her grandparents in the same year.

Question 24

A child who is her parents' qualifying child can claim a personal exemption for herself as long as her parents choose not to claim her as a dependent.

Question 25

The relationship requirement for qualifying relative requires the potential qualifying relative to have a family relationship with the taxpayer.

Question 26

When determining whether a child meets the qualifying child support test for the child's grandparents,scholarships earned by the child do not count as support provided by the child.

Question 27

The test for qualifying children includes an age restrictions but the test for qualifying relative does not.

Question 28

To be considered a qualifying child of a taxpayer,the individual must be the son or daughter of the taxpayer.

Question 29

An individual may meet the relationship test to be a taxpayer's qualifying relative even if the individual has no family relationship with the taxpayer.

Question 30

When determining whether a child meets the qualifying child support test for the parents,scholarships earned by the child do not count as support provided by the child.

Question 31

A taxpayer who is claimed as a dependent on another's tax return may not claim any personal or dependency exemptions on his or her tax return.

Question 32

If a taxpayer does not provide more than half the support of an individual,that individual cannot qualify as the taxpayer's qualifying child.

Question 33

In certain circumstances,a taxpayer who provides less than half the support of another may still be able to claim a dependency exemption for that person as a qualifying relative.

Question 34

The test for a qualifying child includes a gross income restriction while the test for qualifying relative does not.

Question 35

An individual may never be considered as both a qualifying relative and a qualifying child of the same taxpayer.A qualifying relative is a person who is not a qualifying child and satisfies three other tests.

Question 36

The relationship requirement for qualifying relative includes cousins.

Question 37

Anna is a qualifying child of her parents.However,she was recently married.Anna and her husband filed a joint return.If they had filed separately,Anna would have owed no taxes,though her husband would have owed just $5.Because Anna herself owed no taxes,her parents can still claim her as a dependent.

Question 38

To determine filing status,a taxpayer's marital status is determined on January 1 of the tax year in question.Marital status is determined at year-end.

Question 39

The relationship requirement is more broadly defined (includes more relationships) for a qualifying relative than it is for a qualifying child.

Question 40

An individual with gross income of $5,000 could qualify as a qualifying child of another taxpayer but could not qualify as a qualifying relative of another taxpayer.The gross income test requires that a qualifying relative's gross income for the year be less than the personal exemption amount.

Question 41

Bonnie and Ernie file a joint return.Bonnie works and receives income during the year but Ernie does not.If the couple files a joint tax return,Ernie is responsible for paying any taxes due if Bonnie is unable to pay the taxes.

Question 42

If no one qualifies as the dependent of an unmarried taxpayer,the unmarried taxpayer may still be able to qualify for the head of household filing status.

Question 43

A taxpayer may qualify for the head of household filing status if she has no dependent children but pays more than half of the cost of maintaining a separate household for her dependent mother and/or father.

Question 44

Which of the following statements regarding exclusions and/or deferrals is false?

A)Exclusions are favorable because taxpayers never pay tax on income that is excluded.
B)Interest income from municipal bonds is excluded from gross income.
C)Deferrals are income items taxpayers realize in one year but include in gross income in a subsequent year.
D)An income item need not be realized in order to qualify as an exclusion item.An exclusion is realized income that is permanently excluded from taxation.If the income is not realized,it would not be included in gross income to begin with so it need not be excluded from income.

Question 45

In certain circumstances,a married taxpayer who files separately may qualify for the head of household filing status.

Question 46

Lebron received $50,000 of compensation from his employer and he received $400 of interest from a municipal bond.What is the amount of Lebron's gross income from these items?

A)$0
B)$400
C)$50,000
D)$50,400

Question 47

A taxpayer may qualify for the head of household filing status even if she does not have any dependent children.

Question 48

If an unmarried taxpayer is able to claim a dependency exemption for another individual,the taxpayer is automatically eligible for the head of household filing status.

Question 49

The income tax base for an individual tax return is

A)Realized income from whatever source derived.
B)Gross income.
C)Adjusted gross income.
D)Adjusted gross income minus from AGI deductions.Taxable income,which is adjusted gross income minus from AGI deductions,is the income tax base for an individual tax return.

Question 50

It is generally more advantageous from a tax perspective for a married couple to file separately than it is for them to file jointly.

Question 51

It is generally more advantageous from a nontax perspective for a married couple to file separately than it is for them to file jointly.

Question 52

If an unmarried taxpayer provides more than half the support for a cousin who lives in the taxpayer's home for the entire year,the taxpayer will qualify for head of household filing status.

Question 53

Sally received $50,000 of compensation from her employer and she received $400 of interest from a corporate bond.What is the amount of Sally's gross income from these items?

A)$0
B)$400
C)$50,000
D)$50,400

Question 54

Eric and Josephine were married in year 1.In year 2,Eric dies.The couple did not have any children.Assuming Josephine does not remarry,she may file as a qualifying widow in year 3.Josephine does not qualify for the qualifying widow filing status because there is no dependent child involved.

Question 55

Which of the following series of inequalities is generally most accurate?

A)Gross income ≥ adjusted gross income ≥ taxable income
B)Adjusted gross income ≥ gross income ≥ taxable income
C)Adjusted gross income ≥ taxable income ≥ gross income
D)Gross income ≥ taxable income ≥ adjusted gross income

Question 56

Jennifer and Stephan are married at year end and they file separate tax returns.If Jennifer itemizes deductions on her return,Stephan must also itemize deductions on his return even if his itemized deductions don't exceed his standard deduction.

Question 57

Charles,who is single,pays all of the costs of maintaining a home for himself and Damarcus.Charles and Damarcus have no family relationship but Damarcus lives with Charles for the entire year.Damarcus qualifies as a qualifying relative for Charles (Charles claims a dependency exemption for Damarcus on his tax return) .Charles qualifies for head of household filing status.Charles does not qualify because he and Damarcus have no qualifying family relationship.

Question 58

Jeremy and Annie are married.During the year Jeremy dies.When Annie files her tax return for the year in which her husband dies,she may file under the married filing jointly filing status even if she does not remarry.

Question 59

Which of the following statements regarding realized income is true?

A)Taxpayers need not include realized income in gross income unless a specific provision of the tax code requires them to do so.
B)Realized income requires some type of transaction or exchange with a second party.
C)Once income is realized it may not be excluded from gross income.
D)None of these statements is true.Realized income requires a transaction with a second party in which there is a change in property rights between parties.

Question 60

Taxpayers who file as qualifying widows/widowers are treated exactly the same for tax purposes in all respects as taxpayers who are married filing jointly for tax purposes.

Question 61

Which of the following statements regarding for AGI tax deductions is true?

A)Taxpayers subtract for AGI deductions from gross income to determine AGI.
B)A taxpayer may deduct for AGI deductions only if the deductions exceed the taxpayer's standard deduction amount.
C)A taxpayer may deduct for AGI deductions only if the deductions exceed the taxpayer's deductible exemption amounts.
D)A taxpayer may deduct for AGI deductions only if the deductions exceed the taxpayer's itemized deductions.Taxpayers subtract for AGI deductions from gross income to determine adjusted gross income.

Question 62

Which of the following statements is true:

A)Income character determines the tax year in which the income is taxed.
B)Income character depends on the taxpayer's filing status.
C)Qualified dividend income is taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of ordinary income.
D)A taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes ordinary income.Qualified dividends are taxed at a maximum rate of 15% or 20% (depending on the taxpayer's income) and are always taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of ordinary income would be.Income character determines the rate at which income is taxed and it does not depend on filing status.Finally,a taxpayer selling a capital asset at a gain recognizes capital gain not ordinary income.

Question 63

Anna is a 21-year-old full-time college student (she plans on returning home at the end of the school year) .Her total support for the year was $34,000 (including $8,000 of tuition) .Anna covered $12,000 of her support costs out of her own pocket (from savings,she did not work) and she received an $8,000 scholarship that covered all of her tuition costs.Which of the following statements regarding who is allowed to claim Anna as an exemption is true?

A)Even if Anna's parents provided the remaining $14,000 of support for Anna ($34,000 minus $12,000 minus $8,000) ,they would not be able to claim her as a dependent.
B)Even if Anna's grandparents provided the remaining $14,000 of support for Anna ($34,000 minus $12,000 minus $8,000) they would not be able to claim her as a dependent.
C)Because she provided more than half her own support,Anna may claim a personal exemption for herself.
D)None of these statements is true.Anna does not qualify as a qualifying child or relative of her grandparents because she provided more than half her own support.As it relates to the grandparents,the scholarship earned by Anna is treated as support provided by Anna (Anna provided $20,000 and the grandparents provided $14,000 of support) .However,because Anna is a full-time college student under age 24,she qualifies as her parents' qualifying child (the scholarship does not count in the support test with respect to the parents) .So,Anna may not claim a personal exemption for herself.

Question 64

Which of the following types of income are subject to a tax rate not provided for in the tax tables or tax rate schedules?

A)Compensation income
B)Net long-term capital gains (in excess of short-term capital losses)
C)Qualified dividend income
D)Both compensation income and qualified dividend income
E)Both net long-term capital gains (in excess of short-term capital losses) and qualified dividend income

Question 65

Which of the following statements regarding tax credits is true?

A)Tax credits reduce taxable income dollar for dollar.
B)Tax credits provide a greater tax benefit the greater the taxpayer's marginal tax rate.
C)Tax credits reduce taxes payable dollar for dollar.
D)None of these statements is true.Credits reduce the taxes payable dollar for dollar and are therefore not sensitive to marginal tax rates.

Question 66

Charlotte is the Lucas family's 22-year-old daughter.She is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but plans to return home when the school year ends.During the year,Charlotte earned $4,000 of income working part-time.Her support totaled $30,000 for the year.Of this amount,Charlotte paid $7,000 with her own funds,her parents paid $14,000,and Charlotte's grandparents paid $9,000.Which of the following statements most accurately describes whether Charlotte's parents can claim a dependency exemption for Charlotte?

A)Yes,Charlotte is a qualifying child of her parents.
B)No,Charlotte fails the support test for both qualifying children and qualifying relatives.
C)No,Charlotte does not pass the gross income test.
D)Yes,Charlotte is a qualifying relative of her parents.Because Charlotte is a full-time student and under 24 she passes the age test of a qualifying child.Her time spent away from school is counted as time at home for the residence test.Also,Charlotte did not provide more than half of her own support.There is no gross income test for qualifying children.

Question 67

All of the following represents a type or character of income except:

A)Tax exempt
B)Capital
C)Qualified dividend
D)Normal

Question 68

Which of the following is not an itemized deduction?

A)Alimony paid
B)Medical expenses
C)Personal property taxes
D)Charitable contributions

Question 69

All of the following are tests for determining qualifying child status except the ______.

A)gross income test
B)age test
C)support test
D)residence test

Question 70

Madison's gross tax liability is $9,000.Madison had $3,000 of tax credits available and she had $8,000 of taxes withheld by her employer.What is Madison's taxes due (or taxes refunded) with her tax return?

A)$0 taxes due and $0 tax refund.
B)$6,000 taxes due.
C)$2,000 tax refund.
D)$1,000 taxes due.Gross tax liability minus credits minus payments equals tax refund ($9,000 - 3,000 - 8,000 = $2,000 tax refund) .

Question 71

Which of the following statements regarding exemptions is correct?

A)Personal exemptions are more valuable than dependency exemptions.
B)Taxpayers filing a married filing joint return are limited to two exemptions on their tax returns.
C)Exemption amounts are considered to be for AGI deductions.
D)Taxpayers subtract exemption deductions from adjusted gross income in determining taxable income.Exemptions are considered to be from AGI deductions.

Question 72

All of the following are for AGI deductions except

A)Moving expenses.
B)Rental and royalty expenses.
C)Business expenses.
D)Charitable contributions.Charitable contributions are from AGI deductions.

Question 73

Which of the following relationships does NOT pass the relationship test for a qualifying child?

A)Stepsister's daughter
B)Half-brother
C)Cousin
D)Stepsister

Question 74

Joanna received $60,000 compensation from her employer,the value of her stock in ABC company appreciated by $5,000 during the year (but she did not sell any of the stock) ,she received $30,000 of life insurance proceeds from the death of her husband.What is the amount of Joanna's gross income from these items?

A)$60,000
B)$65,000
C)$95,000
D)$97,000

Question 75

Which of the following statements regarding personal and dependency exemptions is true?

A)To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual must be a resident of the United States.
B)To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual may not file a joint return with the individual's spouse under any circumstance.
C)To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual must have a family relationship with the other person.
D)To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual must be either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative of the other person.The individual must be either a qualifying child or a qualifying relative of another to be a dependent of that person.

Question 76

Which of the following statements regarding tax deductions is false?

A)Taxpayers are not entitled to any deductions unless specific provisions in the tax code allow the deductions.
B)Deductions can be labeled as deductions above the line or deductions below the line.
C)From AGI deductions tend to be associated with business activities while for AGI deductions tend to be associated with personal activities.
D)The standard deduction is a from AGI deduction.For AGI deductions tend to be associated with business activities and from AGI deductions tend to be associated with personal activities.

Question 77

Which of the following is NOT a from AGI deduction?

A)Standard deduction
B)Itemized deduction
C)Personal exemption
D)None of these.All of these are from AGI deductions

Question 78

Which of the following statements regarding personal and dependency exemptions is false?

A)A married couple filing jointly may claim two personal exemptions.
B)To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual must be a resident of the United States.
C)An individual who qualifies as a dependent of another taxpayer may not claim a personal exemption.
D)An individual cannot qualify as a dependent of another as a qualifying relative taxpayer if the individual's gross income exceeds the exemption amount.To qualify as a dependent of another,an individual must be a resident of the United States,Canada,or Mexico.Also,there is no gross income test for a qualifying child.

Question 79

Jamison's gross tax liability is $7,000.Jamison had $2,000 of available credits and he had $4,000 of taxes withheld by his employer.What is Jamison's taxes due (or taxes refunded) with his tax return?

A)$5,000 taxes due.
B)$1,000 taxes due.
C)$1,000 tax refund.
D)$3,000 taxes due.Gross tax liability minus credits minus payments equals taxes due ($7,000 - 2,000 - 4,000 = $1,000 taxes due) .

Question 80

Which of the following shows the correct relationship among standard deduction amounts for the respective filing statuses?

A)Single > Head of Household > Married Filing Jointly
B)Married Filing Jointly > Married Filing Separately > Head of Household
C)Married Filing Jointly > Head of Household > Single
D)Head of Household > Married Filing Separately > Married Filing Jointly