,TABLE6OF6CONTENTS6
1.6The6Individual6Income6Tax6Return.
2.6Gross6Income6and6Exclusions.
3.6Business6Income6and6Expenses,6Part6I.
4.6Business6Income6and6Expenses,6Part6II.
5.6Itemized6Deductions6and6Other6Incentives.
6.6Credits6and6Special6Taxes.
7.6Accounting6Periods6and6Methods6and6Depreciation.
8.6Capital6Gains6and6Losses.
9.6Withholding,6Estimated6Payments,6and6Payroll6Taxes.
10.6Partnership6Taxation.
11.6The6Corporate6Income6Tax.
12.6Tax6Administration6and6Tax6Planning.
,Chapter61:6The6Individual6Income6Tax6Return
1. A6corporation6is6a6reporting6entity6but6not6a6tax-paying6entity.
FALSE
2. Partnership6capital6gains6and6losses6are6allocated6separately6to6each6of6the6partners.
TRUE
3. Married6taxpayers6may6double6their6standard6deduction6amount6by6filing6separate6retu
rns.
FALSE
4. An6item6is6not6included6in6gross6income6unless6the6tax6law6specifies6that6the6item6is6
subject6to6taxation.
FALSE
5. For6taxpayers6who6do6not6itemize6deductions,6the6standard6deduction6amount6is6sub
tracted6from6the6taxpayer's6adjusted6gross6income.
TRUE
6. A6taxpayer6with6self-employment6income6of6$6006must6file6a6tax6return.
TRUE
7. A6dependent6child6with6earned6income6in6excess6of6the6available6standard6deduction6am
ount6must6file6a6tax6return.
TRUE
8. A6single6taxpayer,6who6is6not6blind6and6who6is6under6age665,6with6income6of6$8,75
06must6file6a6tax6return.
FALSE
, 9. If6a6taxpayer6is6due6a6refund,6it6will6be6mailed6to6the6taxpayer6regardless6of6whether6he6o
r6she6files6a6tax6return.
FALSE
10. Taxpayers6with6self-employment6income6of6$4006or6more6must6file6a6tax6return.
TRUE
11. If6your6spouse6dies6during6the6tax6year6and6you6do6not6remarry,6you6must6file6as
6single6for6the6year6of6death.
FALSE
12. Taxpayers6who6do6not6qualify6for6married,6head6of6household,6or6qualifying6widow6or6
widower6filing6status6must6file6as6single.
TRUE
13. If6an6unmarried6taxpayer6paid6more6than6half6the6cost6of6keeping6a6home6which6is6the6
principal6place6of6residence6of6a6nephew,6who6is6not6her6dependent,6she6may6use6the6head6
of6household6filing6status.
FALSE
14. The6maximum6official6individual6income6tax6rate6for620126is6356percent.
TRUE
15. All6taxpayers6may6use6the6tax6rate6schedule6to6determine6their6tax6liability.
FALSE
16. The6head6of6household6tax6rates6are6higher6than6the6rates6for6a6single6taxpayer.
FALSE
17. Most6states6are6community6property6states.
FALSE