VITA BASIC COURSE SCENARIOS AND TEST|
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
COMPLETE GUIDE 2025| GRADED A+
1. Jeff may need to make a shared respon- FALSE
sibility payment
2. Linda does not need to make a shared TRUE
responsibility payment because she
qualifies for an exemption under the
short coverage gap criteria
3. Ava cannot claim her son for the earned FALSE, attendance at school is considered tem-
income credit because he did not live porary absence and this time is counted as time
with her for more than half the year and that her child lived with her.
does not meet the residency test.
4. David is Ava's qualifying person for -Head of Household filing status
which of the following? (select all that -Credit for other dependents
apply) -Education credit
5. What is the amount of Ellen's Standard $18,000
deduction?
6. Which credits can Christopher and Both A & B (CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT,
Amanda claim on their tax return? CHILD TAX CREDIT)
7. Who can claim Mark and Kevin as quali- Mathew
fying children for earned income credit?
8. What actions should George and Helen nings claimed on Jacob's and
take to prevent having a balance due Martha's 2018 tax return?
next year?
9. What is the amount of gambling win-
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
COMPLETE GUIDE 2025| GRADED A+
1. Jeff may need to make a shared respon- FALSE
sibility payment
2. Linda does not need to make a shared TRUE
responsibility payment because she
qualifies for an exemption under the
short coverage gap criteria
3. Ava cannot claim her son for the earned FALSE, attendance at school is considered tem-
income credit because he did not live porary absence and this time is counted as time
with her for more than half the year and that her child lived with her.
does not meet the residency test.
4. David is Ava's qualifying person for -Head of Household filing status
which of the following? (select all that -Credit for other dependents
apply) -Education credit
5. What is the amount of Ellen's Standard $18,000
deduction?
6. Which credits can Christopher and Both A & B (CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT,
Amanda claim on their tax return? CHILD TAX CREDIT)
7. Who can claim Mark and Kevin as quali- Mathew
fying children for earned income credit?
8. What actions should George and Helen nings claimed on Jacob's and
take to prevent having a balance due Martha's 2018 tax return?
next year?
9. What is the amount of gambling win-
