Federal Taxation Chapter 2 Exam Questions and Correct Answers (Rated A+)
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Federal Taxation Chapter 2 Exam Questions and Correct Answers (Rated A+)
What is a for AGI deduction? Give three examples. - Answers Feedback: A deduction for AGI is a deduction permitted under the IRC that is used to calculate AGI. It can also be thought of as a deduction from gross income to arr...
Federal Taxation Chapter 2 Exam Questions and Correct Answers (Rated A+)
What is a for AGI deduction? Give three examples. - Answers Feedback: A deduction for AGI is a
deduction permitted under the IRC that is used to calculate AGI. It can also be thought of as a deduction
from gross income to arrive at AGI. Examples include deductions for IRAs, Keoghs, or other self-
employed qualified pension plans; student loan interest; moving expenses; one-half the self-
employment tax; self-employed health insurance deduction; penalty on early withdrawal of savings; and
alimony paid.
What are the five types of filing status? - Answers Single
Married filing a joint return
Married filing separate returns
Head of household
Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child
What qualifications are necessary to file as head of household? - Answers Feedback: To qualify as head
of household, the taxpayer must be unmarried at the end of the tax year, be a U.S. citizen or resident
throughout the year, not be a qualifying widow(er), and maintain a household that is the principal place
of abode of a qualifying person for more than half the year or pay more than half the costs of
maintaining a separate household for the taxpayer's mother or father if the mother or father qualifies as
a dependent of the taxpayer. Temporary absences, such as attending school do not disqualify the person
under this section.
George and Debbie were legally married on December 31, 2016. Can they file their 2016 income tax
return using the status of married filing jointly? Why or why not? What other filing status choices do
they have, if any? - Answers Feedback: Yes, George and Debbie can file using the filing status of married
filing jointly. The requirement for this status is that the couple be legally married on the last day of the
tax year. Alternatively, the couple could choose to use the married filing separate status.
What is the amount of the personal and dependency exemptions for 2016? - Answers Feedback: The
amount is $4,050 for personal and dependency exemptions.
What are the three general tests that a qualifying person must meet to be a dependent of the taxpayer?
- Answers Feedback: To be a dependent of the taxpayer, a qualifying child and a qualifying relative must
meet the three general tests: dependent taxpayer test, joint return test and citizen or resident test.
What are the five specific tests necessary to be a qualifying child of the taxpayer? - Answers Feedback: A
person is a qualifying child if he or she meets all five of the following tests: relationship test, age test,
residency test, support test, and special test - for qualifying child of more than one taxpayer.
What age must a child be at the end of the year to meet the age test under the qualifying child rules? -
Answers Feedback: At the end of the year, the child must be: under the age of 19; under the age of 24
, and a full-time student; or totally and permanently disabled regardless of age. In addition, after 2008,
the child must be younger than the person claiming the dependency.
What are the four specific tests necessary to be a qualifying relative of the taxpayer? - Answers
Feedback: A person qualifies as a qualifying relative if he or she meets all four of the following tests: not
a qualifying child test, relationship or member of household test, gross income test, and support test.
What is a multiple support agreement, and what is its purpose? - Answers Feedback: Normally, in order
to claim someone as a dependent a taxpayer must provide more than half the support of the person. At
times, an individual may receive support from multiple persons, but no one person has provided more
than 50% of the support. In such a case, a multiple support agreement can be signed. If every one of the
persons providing support could claim the individual as a dependent (absent the support test) then one
person who provided more than 10% of the support can receive the dependency exemption if all
persons sign a written multiple support agreement.
The purpose of the agreement is so someone can obtain the dependency exemption rather than no one.
Further, the agreement provides a mechanism such that all parties can agree on who that person should
be.
Mimi is 22 years old and is a full-time student at Ocean County Community College. She lives with her
parents, who provide all of her support. During the summer, she put her Web design skills to work and
earned $4,150. Can Mimi's parents claim her as a dependent on their joint tax return? Why or why not?
Assume that all five tests under qualifying child are met. - Answers Feedback: All of the dependency
tests are met by Mimi's parents, so they can claim her as a dependent. The fact that Mimi earned $4,150
does not matter since Mimi is under age 24 and she is a full-time student at a qualifying educational
institution. Thus, the gross income test is not necessary for a qualifying child as long as Mimi does not
provide more than half of her own support.
What is the standard deduction for each filing status? - Answers Feedback: The standard deduction for
each filing status for 2016 is:
Single $ 6,300
Married filing jointly 12,600
Married filing separately 6,300
Head of household 9,300
Qualifying widow(er) 12,600
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